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If You're Looking For A Link To the Mueller Report, Look No Further
Editor's Note:
We're not downloading the entire Mueller report, but here is the Justice Department URL to read the report at:
Report On the Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Election, Vol I and II; Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III
https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf?_ga=2.80421777.744576135.1555603755-461170982.1555603755
Mueller received the following military awards and decorations:
Don't Look Away: Elder Justice — More Federal Coordination and Public Awareness Needed
Officials also cited the need for greater awareness of elder abuse by the public and training of direct service providers who interact with older adults on a regular basis, to help prevent elder abuse or recognize its symptoms. Five of the nine regional agency officials GAO spoke with said elder justice issues need to be elevated to national attention for the general public by a national public awareness campaign. The Elder Justice Coordinating Council is considering a recommendation to sponsor a national campaign but has not yet done so. more »
Internet Pharmacies: Federal Agencies and States Face Challenges Combating Rogue Sites, Particularly Those Abroad
Don't buy from sites that offer to prescribe a prescription drug for the first time without a physical exam, sell a prescription drug without a prescription, or sell drugs not approved by the FDA.
Use sites that provide convenient access to a licensed pharmacist who can answer your questions. Avoid sites that do not identify with whom you are dealing and do not provide a US address and phone number to contact if there's a problem. Beware of sites that advertise a "new cure" for a serious disorder or a quick cure-all for a wide range of ailments. more »
Women of Note: Deborah Hersman, NTSB Chairman
"Our mission is to understand not only what happened but why and how it happened, ... We want to make sure we do not have events where interstate bridges drop into the waterway below them. That is not what we expect." "I think too many parents — we're all guilty of doing as I say not as I do, ... What you really need to do is model that behavior because they are watching you, and you are actually one of the best indicators of what your child's behavior is going to be." "The NTSB is concerned that in these events, [air traffic control] was not able to ensure the safe separation of aircraft." more »
Clarifying Patients' Wishes: New End-of-Life Measure Quietly Sweeps the US
"We needed a portable system of actionable medical orders that would follow the patient and be consistently respected across settings of care, whether that was in a long-term nursing care facility, home, hospice, the ambulance or an acute care hospital," Dr. Susan Tolle has said. POLSTs are often confused with advanced directives, but they differ in significant ways. An advanced directive is often completed by a healthy person, and is purely hypothetical. It lacks the medical authority of a physician’s signature. more »