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Recent Examples of coronersThe committee working on the legislation includes seven county coroners and a deputy coroner; representatives of city, county and state law enforcement agencies; a deputy county prosecutor; a county commissioner and a tribal member.—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026 Deputy coroners have medical degrees and have higher salaries than the coroner, whose salary is set by the state.—Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
That would save nearly $16 million in the next fiscal year for plumbers, electricians, teachers, speech and language pathologists, and others.
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Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
Speech-language pathologists work with people who have disorders involving speech, language and swallowing, sometimes from injuries, medical conditions or developmental delays.
The psychiatrist supervisor oversees doctors and other medical professionals who provide psychiatric care, while also delivering mental health services.
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Angela Rodriguez
May 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
The goal, doctors say, is to count their survival in years, not days.
But 15 states, including New York, Illinois and Maryland, have passed shield laws that protect clinics and physicians who provide the procedure across state lines.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
In a study published this week in the journal Science, researchers found that AI either matched or outperformed human physicians at diagnosing emergency room patients.
Since then, the reality TV stars have faced issues with the sale of their Georgia home, had some domestic disputes and Bierrmann has slammed his ex in court docs.
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Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Revealing docs may tip the win to Musk Thousands of pages of internal documents have already been shared, and both Musk and Altman have given depositions ahead of the trial’s start.
In a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register, HHS is asking for nominations of new members, encouraging anesthesiologists, cardiologists, oncologists, radiologists, obstetricians and other specialists to apply.
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Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, certified nurse-midwives deliver babies and provide prenatal and postpartum care, especially in areas where there are few obstetricians.
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Kymberlee Montgomery,
The Conversation,
7 Jan. 2026