Drug treatment counselor admits he tried to rape boy
A prominent substance abuse counselor at the Matt Talbot Center, Scratchley, 53, told a patient at the center that he planned to have sex with the boy. The woman told police, who arrested Scratchley and found the boy at the counselor's Belltown apartment.
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For young women with breast cancer, it's a battle to get medical respect and …
TORONTO — An organization dedicated to supporting younger women with breast cancer is calling for a national standard of care for this population, whose severity of disease and treatment can differ significantly from their older counterparts.
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Ex-drug treatment manager pleads guilty to attempted child molestation
David Scratchley, the former manager of a Seattle drug-treatment center who was once considered a local expert on addiction, pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted first-degree child molestation and possession of cocaine, admitting he planned to sexually …
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BC HIV-AIDS research shows women more likely than men to get sub-par …
A possible reason for this, the study suggested, was the fact that nearly half of the women undergoing their first year of treatment hadn't been tested to see if they'd be resistant to the antiretroviral drugs. This was true in only 36 per cent of …
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