Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society / Facebook screen shot Golden Retriever Puppy Comforts Elderly Care Facility Residents Who Can't Visit with Family Gracie's presence seems to be especially helpful because many residents haven't been able to spend time with their families in-person. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 28, 2021
Gilbert Mercier / Flickr Cuomo Lifts Nursing Home Visitation Restrictions as Scandals Mount The embattled governor will now permit residents in the state’s nursing homes to see family members and other guests. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal March 27, 2021
CFTO-DT / Video Screen shot 'Miracle' Mom Awakes from Coma to Meet Son Whose Birth She Missed A woman who gave birth while in a medically-induced coma opened up about the experience of waking up to discover she had a son. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal March 24, 2021
MTA New York City Transit / Marc A. Hermann / Flickr It Wasn't Just Nursing Homes: Cuomo Ordered Homes for Disabled to Take COVID Patients, Linked to Over 500 Deaths 'The governor may think he can still lead but he has lost all credibility and trust. His time is up,' a New York state lawmaker tweeted. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal March 10, 2021
Christina DePino / Facebook Pregnant Mom Posted on Facebook About Itchy Skin and It May Have Saved Her Baby's Life Some friends piped up and responded to her post, urging her to go get checked out because her terrible itching sounded a lot like cholestasis. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 6, 2021
Ante Samarzija / Unsplash Nursing Home Fined for Allegedly Kicking Out Residents to Make Room for Lucrative COVID Patients The facility 'allegedly unlawfully discharged sick, elderly and disabled patients into facilities unable to care for them.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal March 4, 2021
Pray for Reese Hamsmith / Facebook screen shot Mom Shares Grave Warning After Toddler Dies from Swallowing Button Battery Hamsmith is using her tragic story to warn parents and try to make it so button batteries are less accessible to those they can hurt the most. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 2, 2021
Luke Stackpoole / Unsplash Op-Ed: The 4 Basic Principles That Will Lead America Back to Prosperity 'Biden’s policy actions are not consistent with these principles. They are in fact, diametrically opposed to them.' By Michael Busler, The Western Journal February 16, 2021
Marc A. Herman / Flickr Dem Lawmakers Move to Strip Cuomo of Emergency Powers After Nursing Home Scandal Erupts Democratic NY state senators said it is 'clear that the expanded emergency powers granted to the Governor are no longer appropriate.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal February 12, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr GOP Senator Responds After YouTube Removes Videos of Doctor Touting COVID Drugs Sen. Ron Johnson came after YouTube after the platform removed a doctor's testimony from a Senate hearing committee on treating COVID-19. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal February 4, 2021
MSNBC / YouTube screen shot Biden Appears to Consult Notecards to Find Out What's in EO He's About to Sign Biden appeared lost until he consulted a notecard before signing executive orders on health care Thursday in the Oval Office. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 30, 2021
Pixabay / Pexels Biden to Sign Executive Order That Expands Obamacare 'As we continue to battle COVID-19, it is even more critical that Americans have meaningful access to affordable care,' the White House said. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 28, 2021
momboleum / Flickr Biden Freezes Implementation of Trump Admin Rule Discounting Insulin Prices for Low-Income Americans The Trump administration had made a priority out of lowering prescription drug prices for Americans. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal January 22, 2021
freestocks.org / Pexels Doctor Sends Out Christmas Cards Letting Cancer Patients Know Outstanding Balances Have Been Erased Dr. Omar Atiq had 200 patients at The Arkansas Cancer Clinic, and their bills came to a total of $650,000. All of them were waived. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 9, 2021
WRCB-TV / Video screen shot Report: Health Care Workers Gave Vaccine to Family and Friends Hours After Turning Away Elderly The elderly were turned away after waiting for a vaccine only to have their spots taken by friends of health department workers, per a report. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 2, 2021
Fox News / screen shot California Doctor Fired After Writing Letter Criticizing Lockdown Orders 'All the data that I am aware of, looking at children and the virus, shows that it’s safe,' he told Fox News. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal December 24, 2020
Lucian Petronel Potlog / Pexels County Coroner Sounds the Alarm on Gunshot Deaths Being Listed as Deaths Among COVID Cases: Report A coroner in Colorado is calling out the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment over its death classification system. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal December 17, 2020
Tia Dufour / Flickr Health Experts' February Meeting Linked to Early US Outbreaks Health experts who attended a February conference spread the coronavirus all over the nation, a new study found. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 14, 2020
Erin Durga / Facebook screen shot Third-Grade Teacher in Minnesota Donates Kidney to School Custodian in Need Teacher Erin Durga donated one of her kidneys to her school custodian after learning he likely would die within 5 years without a transplant. By Deborah Van Kempen, The Western Journal December 5, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Pediatric Cardiologist: Biden-Harris' Health Plan Will Destroy the Middle Class & Kill Americans 'Biden has assured us that only those making more than $400,000 a year would see higher taxes. This is blatant nonsense.' By Deane Waldman, The Western Journal December 5, 2020
Julian Wan / Unsplash Mayor in LA County Declares Not Wearing a Mask in Public an 'Act of Domestic Terrorism': Report A Los Angeles County mayor expressed his belief that those who do not comply with wearing a mask should be arrested and charged. By The Western Journal December 1, 2020