State Highlights: Child Of Mich. Mother Who Was Jailed For Not Vaccinating Her Son Immunized; Anthem To Develop Health IT Hub In Atlanta
Media outlets report on news from Michigan, Georgia, Florida, Ohio and Texas.
A Michigan mother said she's聽had a 鈥渞ough few days鈥 after聽serving nearly a week in jail聽for聽defying聽a聽court聽order to have her 9-year-old son vaccinated and then learning that聽he聽received several immunizations after聽she was locked up behind bars. Rebecca Bredow, from the Detroit area,聽was sentenced last week for聽contempt of court聽nearly a year after an Oakland County judge ordered her to have her son vaccinated. (Bever and Phillips, 10/12)
Anthem Inc. announced Thursday that it had signed a lease to develop the 21-story building with Portman Holdings. ...Anthem said the building would be home to about 3,000 IT professionals 鈥渄edicated to creating new capabilities that will enhance the consumer health care experience, help improve quality of care, and lower health care costs.鈥 (Miller, 10/12)
A doctor in northern Florida is under criminal investigation after he was seen on video shouting at a patient to 鈥済et the hell out鈥 of an urgent-care clinic, then apparently grabbing her daughter's cellphone, which was recording the incident. Peter Gallogly, a physician at聽Gainesville After-Hours Clinic, was captured on video Monday arguing with a patient who聽was scolding him for a聽long wait time. (Bever, 10/12)
National conversations around healthcare reform and mental health make now more than ever the time to put a renewed focus on mental illness in the community, say leaders at The Centers for Families and Children. (Christ, 10/12)
A mosquito tested positive for West Nile virus in the Westlake area, Austin Public Health officials confirmed Thursday. This is the first positive test for West Nile virus in Austin this year, officials said. (Hall, 10/12)