A WOMAN WAS HIT BY A PICKUP TRUCK WHILE WALKING IN A CROSSWALK THIS AFTERNOON IN SALINAS. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE WHERE NORTH DAVIS ROAD MEETS BORONDA ROAD AT AROUND 2:40 P.M. A DRIVER OF A G.M.C. TRUCK WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN WHEN IT SIDESWIPED THE PEDESTRIAN. NORTH DAVIS ROAD WAS CLOSED UNTIL 4 P.M. WHILE POLICE INVESTIGATED THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE PEDESTRIAN SUFFERED LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO A BAY AREA TRAUMA CENTER.
A BANK IN SOLEDAD WAS ROBBED BY THREE MEN EARLIER THIS MORNING. TWO MEN JUMPED OVER BANK COUNTERS TO GRAB CASH WHILE A THIRD MAN WAITED IN A CAR OUTSIDE. THE SUSPECTS TOOK OFF IN A BLACK HONDA, WHICH POLICE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AS A STOLEN VEHICLE OUT OF SALINAS. SEARCH HELICOPTERS AND K-9 UNITS FROM KING CITY WERE DISPATCHED TO AID IN THE SEARCH. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THIS ROBBERY IS ASKED TO CALL 911.
A JEWELRY STORE IN CARMEL WAS ROBBED THIS MORNING. ACCORDING TO AN EMPLOYEE AT HESSELBEIN’S JEWELERS IN THE CROSSROADS SHOPPING CENTER, NOBODY WAS INJURED IN THE ROBBERY. A CUSTOMER TOLD POLICE THE SUSPECTS FORCED SHOPPERS TO THE FLOOR, BEFORE TYING THEM UP.
Dr. Wallach starts the show discussing a news article concerning hospice care. In recent years the cost of hospice care has increased by 70%. Doc asserts this is because doctors are milking the system by unnecessary tests and procedures.
Pearls of Wisdom
Doug Winfrey and Dr. Wallach discuss a news article on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The story centers around a specific family who has had several members die from this disease. The article states that it is an autosomal dominant genetic condition which Dr. Wallach vehemently disagees. Asserting that cardiomyopathies are caused by a selenium deficiency.
Callers
Joan has a friend whose daughter has been diagnosed with ADHD.
Mike has a friend diagnosed with porphyria a rare neurological condition.
Frank's wife has Parkinson's disease.
Mary has a follow-up call concerning her husband who has a glioma.
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