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Hampshire Franklin MA
Police & Fire
Child Porn: Amherst Doctor Had Thousands Of Videos, Secretly Filmed Medical Exams Child Porn: Amherst Doctor Had Thousands Of Videos, Secretly Filmed Medical Exams
Child Porn: Amherst Doctor Had Thousands Of Videos, Secretly Filmed Medical Exams A resident doctor with a Western Massachusetts family medical center was arrested this week after police found thousands of photos and videos featuring child pornography of kids on more than 70 devices, federal authorities said. He is also alleged to have secretly filmed medical exams of two minor patients, officials said.  Dr. Bradley Ferrick, age 32, of Winchester and Amherst, is charged with one count of possession of child pornography after he was arrested on Tuesday, March 14, the US Attorney for Massachusett said.  Ferrick is listed as a member of the inaugural residency cla…

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by Josh Lanier
Essex NJ
Lifestyle
Netflix Thriller 'The Good Nurse' Is True Story About NJ, PA Hospital Serial Killer Netflix Thriller 'The Good Nurse' Is True Story About NJ, PA Hospital Serial Killer
Netflix Thriller 'The Good Nurse' Is True Story About NJ, PA Hospital Serial Killer The true story of a nurse responsible for killing 29 of his patients at hospitals across New Jersey and Pennsylvania is the premise of Netflix's new thriller "The Good Nurse." Directed by Tobias Lindholm, the show tells the horrifying tale of confessed serial killer Charles Cullen, a West Orange, NJ native who shut off ventilators and injected lethal medications into IV fluid bags at random. Jessica Chastain as Amy Loughren and Eddie Redmayne as Charles Cullen in Netflix's "The Good Nurse."Netflix Cullen, who was arrested in 2003, killed patients at Hunterdon Medical Center, Saint Barna…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lehigh
Obituaries
Temple Grad, Resident Doctor Trina Wijangco Of NJ Dies, 27 Temple Grad, Resident Doctor Trina Wijangco Of NJ Dies, 27
Temple Grad, Resident Doctor Trina Wijangco Of NJ Dies, 27 A North Jersey native who recently earned her doctorate of medicine died at 27 years old. Trina Wijangco, M.D., passed away on Nov. 7. A cause of death was not made public. Trina graduated from Clifton High School (Class of 2012) and went on to earn her Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from New York University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2016, according to her obituary. She earned her doctorate of medicine from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in 2021 and was a resident doctor of internal medicine at the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City when sh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus
Police & Fire
Feds: Northeast Opioid 'Pill Mill' Takedown Nets Paramus Pharmacy Owner, Clifton Surgeon Feds: Northeast Opioid 'Pill Mill' Takedown Nets Paramus Pharmacy Owner, Clifton Surgeon
Feds: Northeast Opioid 'Pill Mill' Takedown Nets Paramus Pharmacy Owner, Clifton Surgeon The arrests of a Paramus pharmacy owner and a Clifton orthopedic surgeon earlier this month by federal agents were part of a massive crackdown involving the distribution of over 3.25 million opioid doses in “pill mill” clinics and doctors’ offices throughout the Northeast, the Justice Department said Thursday. A total of 54 defendants – 15 of them doctors -- have been charged for their roles in submitting nearly $800 million in bogus health insurance claims, the Justice Department said. Others include marketing executives, pharmacists, and the owners and operators of a genetic testing labor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Essex NJ
Neighbors
Bloomfield High Senior Accepted To 15 Schools, Including Princeton Bloomfield High Senior Accepted To 15 Schools, Including Princeton
Bloomfield High Senior Accepted To 15 Schools, Including Princeton This can be a tense time of year for college-bound high school seniors, who are now learning where they’ve been accepted, where they’ve been wait-listed and which schools simply wished them well in their future endeavors. Emmanuel Odekunle of Bloomfield has a lot to think about too -- such as deciding which of the more than one dozen schools where he’s been accepted he’s going to attend. “As of this moment, I have not yet made a decision as to which university I will be attending,” the senior at Bloomfield High School said in an interview late last week. “God will direct us on the best one…

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by Paul Milo
Hackensack
Schools
'Grey's Anatomy'-Inspired Research Project Wins North Jersey Student National Award 'Grey's Anatomy'-Inspired Research Project Wins North Jersey Student National Award
'Grey's Anatomy'-Inspired Research Project Wins North Jersey Student National Award An 18-year-old student from Closter is among 20 from across the country being recognized for a recent project that has the capacity to benefit society. Nicole Moiseyev won a $10,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship for her "Grey's Anatomy"-inspired project, The Effects of the Orphan Drug Act on Rare Disease Research and Drug Development: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design. "Even more so than the scholarship itself," said Moiseyev, a rising Duke University freshman, "the recognition awarded to me for my research encourages me to continue pursuing projects su…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ramapo
Schools
FASNY Scholarship Awarded To Rockland Student, Volunteer Firefighter FASNY Scholarship Awarded To Rockland Student, Volunteer Firefighter
Fasny Scholarship Awarded To Rockland Student, Volunteer Firefighter The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York has awarded the 2018 FASNY Gerard J. Buckenmeyer Volunteer Scholarship to a student from Rockland County. Sara Ferraro of West Nyack received a certificate and college scholarship of $1,500 for her volunteer service as an EMT with the New City Volunteer Ambulance Youth Corps from Chan Rivera, member of the FASNY Board of Directors. “I have a passion for helping people, and joining the ambulance corps gave me a platform to pursue this passion," Ferraro said. "My time as an EMT has solidified my goal of becoming a surgeon so that I …

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by Jon Craig
Putnam
Lifestyle
NWH Showcases Next Generation Of Healthcare Careers NWH Showcases Next Generation Of Healthcare Careers
NWH Showcases Next Generation Of Healthcare Careers High school students across Westchester County will have the chance to learn firsthand about careers in healthcare and medicine thanks to a unique workshop hosted by one of the area's premier care centers. On Wednesday, May 23, Northern Westchester Hospital and its staff will host its first annual Medical Career Day to expose high school students to the wide range of opportunities available in both clinical and non-clinical healthcare practices. The goal is for students to understand the value and growing number of careers in the field in the New York region and beyond. "Westchester Co…

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Content Partner: Northern Westchester Hospital
Putnam
Lifestyle
CareMount Expert Lists Must-Haves For Medicine Cabinet And First Aid Kit CareMount Expert Lists Must-Haves For Medicine Cabinet And First Aid Kit
CareMount Expert Lists Must-Haves For Medicine Cabinet And First Aid Kit Thinking about getting started on your spring cleaning? Don’t neglect your medicine cabinet or first aid kit essentials this season! As you begin your cleaning, make note of the items you currently have and what you will need to stock up on, and be sure to throw out any medications or prescriptions that have expired. Use this handy list of top 10 medicine cabinet must-haves and top five first aid kit picks to make sure you and your family are prepared for unexpected and seasonal ailments. Medicine Cabinet 1. Acetaminophen (Tylenol): Relieves mild-to-moderate pain and reduces fever, but it …

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Yonkers
Lifestyle
Fox News Personality, Well-Known Podiatrist, Joins Westmed Medical Group Fox News Personality, Well-Known Podiatrist, Joins Westmed Medical Group
Fox News Personality, Well-Known Podiatrist, Joins Westmed Medical Group Kelly Powers, M.D., a podiatrist and podiatric surgeon who's also a well known national television news commentator, has joined Westmed Medical Group. Dr. Powers will work out of the Purchase and Yonkers Ridge Hill offices. Most recently, she was in private practice in Greenwich, Conn, with surgical privileges at Stamford Hospital. Dr. Powers is a graduate of the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and completed her general surgery internship as part of her podiatric surgery residency at Boston University Medical Center, followed by a fellowship at Georgetown University Hospital in the …

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by Daily Voice
Westport
Lifestyle
The Doctors Are In The House At Y's Women Meeting In Westport The Doctors Are In The House At Y's Women Meeting In Westport
The Doctors Are In The House At Y's Women Meeting In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. -- Five prominent area physicians will be guest speakers on a panel at the Y’s Women meeting on Monday, Jan. 8.  The event, to be held at Temple Israel on Coleytown Road in Westport, will begin at 10:15 a.m. with coffee and conversation followed by the program at 11 a.m. Participating will be Jill Dinowitz, M.D. and Nina Karol, M.D., Concierge Physicians of Westport; Carol A. Fucigna, M.D., Stamford Health Medicine OBGYN; T. J. Kleeman, M.D., Coastal Orthopedics of Norwalk; and Rhonda Klein, MD, MPH, Connecticut Dermatology Group of Norwalk. The program will include a revie…

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