Researchers urge fewer mammography machines to cut costs
Philadelphia reports say researchers from the Institute of Health and Public Health warn that overabundant X-ray screening units may not improve breast cancer outcomes. They estimate national deaths at about 44,000 yearly with 150,000 women affected, arguing cost savings from reducing machines could be $763 million annually.
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Minnesota Law Requires Burial Or Cremation Of Aborted Fetuses
A Minnesota law taking effect requires hospitals and clinics to arrange for the burial or cremation of aborted fetuses rather than disposal by flushing into sewer systems. Advocates call it strict and potentially chilling to abortion seekers, while hospital officials criticize it as illegalizing everyday practices.
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Temple professors strike risks lost term for 30000 students
Temple University professors rejected a contract proposal and went on strike, risking a lost semester for thousands. A court hearing on back-to-work orders resumed, with 1,100 union members walking out and 372 62 vote. If pickets continue, 1900 of 4700 classes may be canceled, leaving 23000 students missing classes and 6000 with no classes at all.
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Escalator accident kills Cuban immigrant at Miami airport
An elderly Cuban immigrant, Bereda Acosta Bereda, 76, died when an escalator at Miami International Airport collapsed into a pileup of passengers. Witnesses described her crying out and fainting as others behind her fell, trampling her amid a group of arriving Havana refugees aboard an Eastern Airlines charter.
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