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• New Orleans residents evacuate ahead of storm
And nursing homes and hospitals began sending patients farther inland. "I'm getting out of here. I can't take another hurricane," said Ramona Summers, 59, whose house flooded during Katrina.
• N.J. Towns Close Beaches Again As More Syringes Found
Kevin Thomas, the director of the Cape May County health department, said the needles discovered last weekend resembled intravenous needles used in hospitals, while the needles found more recently were more like insulin needles used by diabetics.
• White powder in letter to McCain not anthrax
Officials do not know what the powder is, but they determined it was not lethal. Thursday's scare had sent at least 19 people to hospitals for testing.
• Urban medical schools feel weight of uninsured
It also handles more Medicaid patients than any other hospital or group of hospitals in the state, Smitherman said. That played a role in 2003 when the state stepped in with $50 million from taxpayers to help the DMC through a tough budget time.
• It’s back-to-school time for bedbugs
... host at night, then hide in the nooks and crannies of a bed during the day — trace their U.S. roots to soldiers returning home from World War II. They gained strength in numbers during the 1990s with widespread infestations of homes, hospitals and ...