Author: Dorron Blumberg

September 20th 2019 – As way to take the stress and anxiety out of waiting, Good Samaritan Medical Center’s Breast Institute is now offering same day mammography results for patients who undergo a mammogram.    

 

“Women have a one in eight chance of developing breast cancer at some time in their lifetime. Having this new option will give women the peace of mind not to worry about their results, or take the proper steps to get treatment as soon as possible.”, said Good Samaritan Medical Center chief executive officer, Tara McCoy.  "The Breast Institute at Good Samaritan is a signature service of our hospital that continues to implement new ways to enhance the lives of our patients.”
 

Septemnber 20 2019 – As the race for President starts to heat up, Democratic hopefuls are putting forth numerous tax proposals to fund their agendas and appeal to their respective electoral bases.  Some of these proposals will die on the vine, and others will persist and perhaps soften as the race thins out and the candidates “move to the center.”

 

Former Vice President Joe Biden proposes to return the highest marginal income tax rate for individuals to 39.6% (from the current 37%) for taxpayers earning more than $1 million per year, to raise the tax on capital gain by treating it as ordinary income (taxable at rates up to 43.4%) for those earning more than $1 million per year, and to eliminate the step-up in basis on death that currently allows decedents to transfer capital gain to heirs without tax.
 

September 18, 2019 – A group of 27 Florida hospitals have filed a civil lawsuit against the manufacturers, distributors and retailers of opioid-based drugs. Florida hospitals have experienced significant financial and operational harm as they’ve fought and treated the complications of addiction on the frontlines of the nation’s opioid epidemic. The Florida hospitals are among hundreds across the U.S. that have filed similar lawsuits.

 

The complaint, filed in Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida, alleges negligence, fraud and civil conspiracy by the defendants, which include Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Laboratories and almost 20 other companies and individuals involved in the manufacturing, distribution and sales of prescription opioids. 
 

September 20, 2019 — Weighted vests and stability balls do not help elementary schoolers with ADHD focus in class, according to a new study by researchers at FIU’s Center for Children and Families.

 

This is the first study to evaluate the effect of occupational therapy (OT) techniques, specifically weighted vests and stability balls, on classroom behavior and academic productivity in elementary-aged children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).