Telemedicine gives rural doctors immediate access to help

From MPR News:

Advances in technology and changes in public policy are paving the way for an explosion of growth in the telemedicine industry, delivering health care to rural Minnesota.

One example is in the small Minnesota town of Baudette on the Canadian border. The emergency room staffers there now have immediate access to a roster of medical specialists who can help from hundreds of miles away.

Man chases ambulance with son in it following crash

From the Morning Journal:

A Lorain man chased an ambulance and yelled at workers assisting his son after a crash, according to a Lorain police report.

An ambulance was leaving for the hospital with a boy when his father, Cliffton Noble Jr., 29, of Lorain, chased after it, yelling for the ambulance to stop because he was going with them. The ambulance driver stopped and confronted Noble and tried to calm him down, but Noble kept raising his voice, cursing and demanding they stay away from him, police said.

He was finally handcuffed and charged with obstructing official business, disorderly conduct persisting and resisting arrest. A bag containing a pill was found in his pocket during booking.