Imperial Valley News Center
NIH study finds no significant link between brain injury and IV fluid treatment of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis
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Davis, California - Giving children intravenous (IV) fluids to treat diabetic ketoacidosis — an emergency complication of untreated diabetes — does not appear to worsen the brain swelling that may accompany the condition, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, contrast with widespread concern that providing too much IV fluid may result in serious brain injury.
New trans-NIH consortium aims to advance pediatric research on a global level
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Washington, DC - The National Institutes of Health has formed the Trans-NIH Pediatric Research Consortium to coordinate pediatric research programs across its institutes and centers. Nearly all of the 27 NIH institutes and centers fund some aspects of child health research.
FBI Director Christopher Wray’s Statement on Release of Inspector General’s Report
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Washington, DC - FBI Director Christopher Wray issued the following statement during a press conference at FBI Headquarters Thursday:
Additional Doctors Charged in Massive Kickback Scheme Related to Spinal Surgeries at Long Beach Hospital
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Santa Ana, California - Three additional doctors have been charged in three new cases for their roles in a 15-year-long health care fraud scheme that involved more than $40 million in illegal kickbacks paid to doctors and other medical professionals in exchange for referring thousands of patients who received spinal surgeries. As a result of the kickback scheme, more than $580 million in fraudulent bills were submitted, mostly to California’s worker compensation system.
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Child Enticement
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Sacramento, California - Kevin Joseph Martin, 43, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of attempting to entice a child to engage in illegal sexual activity, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
Former CEO Of Sunnyvale-Based Tech Company Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Insider Trading
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San Jose, California - Peter C. Chang, founder and former chief executive officer of a Sunnyvale-based fiber optics equipment maker, was sentenced to 24 months in prison Wednesday for insider trading and tender offer fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Lucy H. Koh, United States District Judge.
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