Sexual assault nurse examiners, or SANE nurses, are highly trained, specialized nurses stationed at hospitals across Appalachia to aid victims of sexual trauma. These nurses don’t just collect rape kits, says Kate Martin, the lead investigative reporter for Carolina Public Press, but they conduct physical examinations that stand up to […]
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The VA Fired A Doctor For ‘Egregious’ Misconduct. The Bevin Administration Hired Him.
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration hired a physician to lead the state’s infectious disease office just months after the Department of Veterans Affairs dismissed that doctor for “egregious” medical misconduct. Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services hired Dr. John “Mel” Bennett […]
Read MoreFamilies of W.Va. VA Hospital Homicides Search for Answers as Federal Investigation Continues
Two deaths have been ruled homicides at a Veteran’s Affairs hospital in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and an ongoing investigation is leaving families of the victims desperate for answers. Federal prosecutors say they are in the “beginning of the end” of their work. But the VA and Office of Inspector General […]
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