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Developers of Obama’s healthcare website saw red flags
 

As questions mount over the healthcare website’s failure, insider interviews and a review of technical specifications by The Associated Press found a mind-numbingly complex system put together by harried programmers who pushed out a final product that congressional investigators said was tested by the government and not private developers with more expertise.

Care for caregivers

“If you are traveling with a child, put your oxygen mask on first before helping the child.” — From the preflight safety instructions given by most airlines in case of oxygen emergency.

 
Breastfeeding mom charged with contempt

A breastfeeding Missouri mother has been charged with contempt of court after refusing to leave her son behind for jury duty.

Lawsuits filed against Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in child deaths

Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and its director of pharmacy, Wilson Chu, purchased a contaminated cardiac drug from an unaccredited compounding pharmacy that ultimately led to the 2012 deaths of two Las Vegas children, two lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court allege.

 
Frustrated Obama: ‘No excuse’ for health care computer problems

President Barack Obama on Monday offered “no excuses” — and little explanation — for the computer bugs still frustrating Americans who are trying to enroll online for insurance plans at the center of his health care law.

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Obamacare transforming how local hospitals care for patients

Obamacare has changed the way you shop for insurance. But long before you had to sift through new plans, the law was transforming how local hospitals care for patients.

Stand up straight for better workouts

We adopt a few different postures throughout the day. In a perfect world, those postures would be conducive and transferable to the functional movements the day requires. Sadly, the path of least resistance often wins and posture is the first thing to suffer.

Surviving cancer, inspired to help others

When I met Christine Wunderlin three years ago, her left arm had swelled to about twice the size of her right.

Recovery formula, straight from your veins

When professional boxer Sharif Bogere aggravated a nagging Achilles injury during a fight in March, it seemed as though recovery would sideline his career indefinitely.

26 people test positive in tuberculosis investigation

Since a woman who gave birth to twins in a Clark County hospital later died from tuberculosis, 26 people with whom she came in contact have tested positive for the disease. About 200 people had been tested before Monday.

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