War veteran finally gets medals after long wait
Noel Paradis of Worcester Massachusetts received replacements for his Purple Heart and Bronze Star last week, following a daughter’s request. The Army plans to modernize from a paper system to computers to cut medal wait times from about a year to three months.
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Noel Paradis
Worcester
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Pentagon
Army
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Hate-crime indictment after Cincinnati riots
A grand jury indicted Craig Carr, 20, on ethnic intimidation for hurling a brick at a black man’s car during April riots in Cincinnati. The incident came after the police killed an unarmed black man. Ohio allows hate crime enhancement only with other charges.
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Cincinnati
Craig Carr
Ohio
Allen
Inaccurate drinking data used for pregnancy risk figures
A government study finds many new mothers deny alcohol use during pregnancy on birth certificates. Only 1 in 20 admit drinking on certificates versus 32 of 278 in a later survey, projecting nearly 20 times higher actual drinking. The study urges stopping use of birth certificate data until accuracy improves.
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Atlanta
Marc Weisskopf
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Cates
National Center For Health Statistics
Medication-Error Risk in Pediatric Care Spurs Call for Computer Orders
A study shows hospitalized children face medication errors at 5.7 percent of orders, three times higher than adults. Researchers urge computer order entry and stronger clinical pharmacy presence in pediatrics to prevent harmful mistakes, with 26 errors deemed adverse and 18 potentially life threatening.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Assa
Children's Hospital
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital For Children
Pentagon to keep civilian guest programs on military trips
The Pentagon will not markedly curb civilian participation in military tours despite the USS Greenville collision. Civilians can still ride in an Army tank or fly in a fighter, with the Navy noting the guest programs help public connect with service members. Nine people died in the Ehime Maru crash during a Greenville surfacing drill, which involved three civilians at the sub controls.
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Pentagon
Greenville
Celia Hoke
Navy
Cmdr
Cate Mueller
Greeneville
Hawaii
Pacific Fleet
Thomas Fargo
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