Medical ethics and hospital billing concerns raised in letters
A nurse urges truthfulness before surgery due to choking risk. A reader questions a cardiologist who billed Medicare for 11 visits over 11 days yet saw the patient only three times, noting fraud and potential legal penalties under stricter Medicare documentation rules.
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Ann
Ann Landers
Mom
N.S
L.A
Medicare
Funnel cake recipe and beef storage tips from Heloise
Readers request a reprint of Heloise’s funnel cake recipe. Mix two cups flour one teaspoon baking powder half teaspoon salt two eggs and one and a half cups milk. Deep fry in hot oil, form circles with a funnel, drain on towels, and dust with powdered sugar. Also shared is a meat handling tip to freeze leftover ground beef using a turned inside out freezer bag to avoid contact with hands.
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Madeline Taylor
Spring Lake
N.J
Heloise
Jenna
Beebe
Ark
Pancreatitis causes and Creon effects explained
Dr Paul Donohue explains acute pancreatitis arising from gallstones alcohol viruses or drugs with rapid pain and rest plus IV fluids to aid recovery. Chronic pancreatitis damages digestion and insulin production. Creon provides enzymes with few complications.
Fragmented OCR sports puzzle hints and names
A garbled OCR listing many fragments from a sports page and lite notices. It includes scattered items like actress Berr California sauce thickener blood hounds families and mentions of Eliot and Men in Black co star.
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California
Smith
Eliot
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