As Deadly Mexican Cartel Loses Control, Heroin and Meth Trafficking Rise

As Deadly Mexican Cartel Loses Control, Heroin and Meth Trafficking Rise
Coahuila's largest city, Torreon, has seen enough rising violence for El Manana to label it “the most violent of Mexico,” with numerous attacks in recent weeks on bars, nightclubs, drug rehabilitation clinics and military checkpoints. “Those are … Read more on Wired

Cancer silences musician, doctor Patt
He was a doctor, an anesthesiologist by training, and a pioneer in the treatment of pain in terminal cancer patients. He had witnessed first-hand the value of … Patt resigned from M.D. Anderson in 1998. He established the Patt Center for Pain … Read more on Houston Chronicle

Hospitals shortchanged?
Patients say hospital decisions to push them to lower levels of care subject them to greater costs and eliminate Medicare reimbursement for rehabilitation services after they're discharged, according to a class-action federal lawsuit filed in … Read more on ModernHealthcare.com