Saturday, July 9, 2016

New U.S. rule eases access to anti-addiction drug buprenorphine and other top stories.

  • New U.S. rule eases access to anti-addiction drug buprenorphine

    New U.S. rule eases access to anti-addiction drug buprenorphine
    Access to medication-assisted treatment for people addicted to heroin and pain pills will expand under a new U.S Department of Health and Human Services rule. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a conference call Tuesday that the department will allow qualified physicians to treat up to 275 patients, up from 100, with buprenorphine, a medication that blocks opioids from affecting the brain. As many as 17,000 new patients could be added in the first year, with thousands..
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  • Columbus ranks first among small markets in tech talent

    Columbus ranks first among small markets in tech talent
    Columbus is the top city in its class in its ability to attract and grow tech talent, according to an annual research report. The report “Scoring Tech Talent,” from Los Angeles-based commercial real-estate company CBRE, ranked Columbus as the top small market among U.S. and Canadian cities and No. 23 overall. Central Ohio’s attractiveness to tech talent doesn’t surprise local officials. “Our smart and open business environment provides avenues for people interested in technology to enter the ma..
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  • Columbus man accused of shooting at van full of kids

    Columbus man accused of shooting at van full of kids
    Columbus man accused of shooting at van full of kids Michael Watson (Franklin County Sheriff's Office) COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A Columbus man was arrested Tuesday after police say he shot at a van full of children while fleeing a crash scene. It happened Saturday morning in the area of Grasmere Avenue and Duxberry Avenue. The victim told police that she was involved in a crash with the driver of a gray Audi. When she tried to follow the Audi to get its license plate information police..
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  • 670 reopens after highway shooting

    670 reopens after highway shooting
    Published: 07/06/16 02:48 am EDT.Updated: 07/06/16 08:44 am EDT. Two people are hospitalized after an early morning domestic violence incident near downtown.According to Columbus police, three people were inside a pickup truck on I-670 near exit 2A when 41-year-old John Zavatsky allegedly fired a gun. A single gunshot struck Heather Szymaszek, 41, in the face. She was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.Immediately after the shooting that took place just after 2:00 a.m., Zavatsky..
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  • Loss prevention officer beaten until he was unconscious at ...

    Loss prevention officer beaten until he was unconscious at ...
    (Courtesy: Franklin County Sheriff’s Office) COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Police say a Columbus man severely beat a Walmart loss prevention officer while trying to get away with a bag full of stolen electronics. It happened on June 25 at the Walmart at 3900 Morse Road. According to court records, a man and a woman put an assortment of electronics in a shopping cart, and then went over to the toy aisle to unwrap them and place them in a tote bag they took off a shelf. The pair then hid the to..
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  • Is end of road coming for troubled shopping malls?

    Is end of road coming for troubled shopping malls?
    Suburban Detroit’s Lakeside Mall, home to midrange stores such as Sears, Bath & Body Works and Kay Jewelers, is one of hundreds of retail centers in the country being buffeted by the rise of e-commerce. When a $144 million loan on the property came due last month, owner General Growth Properties Inc. didn’t make a mortgage payment. The default by the second-biggest U.S. mall owner might be a harbinger of trouble nationwide as a wave of debt from the past decade’s borrowing binge comes due for s..
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  • Celebratory gunfire at Whitehall's fireworks leaves man hospitalized

    Celebratory gunfire at Whitehall's fireworks leaves man hospitalized
    COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Celebratory gunfire at Whitehall’s 4th of July fireworks nearly killed one man. Police said they need the public’s help identifying who fired that shot. Mario Jovanovski, 21, and his girlfriend Amanda McGarran met at John Bishop Park Sunday evening right before the fireworks started. “The first fireworks went off and he grabbed his head and said babe, I’ve just been shot,” said McGarran. She said the impact knocked him to his knees. ”I was scared I didn’t know what to do, I s..
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  • Family 411: Car seat safety

    Family 411: Car seat safety
    ©   WSYX | Portions are ©  Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or distributed.WSYX ABC 6 is On Your Side, providing local news, first warning weather forecasts and alerts, traffic updates, consumer advocacy, and the latest information about sports, politics, law enforcement, community events, government waste, and much more, including ABC network news and entertainment programming. WSYX proudly serves Columbus and nearby towns and c..
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  • Battelle developing wrap to save limbs on battlefield

    Battelle developing wrap to save limbs on battlefield
    On the battlefield, a wound can go from bad to worse in seconds. Stopping the bleeding and keeping the wound clean are paramount. Away from the action, Battelle is working with Halyard Health, a Georgia-based medical-technology company, to develop a wrap that they hope will help preserve severely injured limbs. The Office of Naval Research has signed a four-year, $14.4 million deal with Battelle and Halyard to help troops survive catastrophic injuries. Given the food, medicine and weapons that ..
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