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The first package ever delivered via unmanned aerial vehicle came to the Remote Area Medical clinic in Wise County Friday. The flight marked an historic moment in aviation technology, reports the Bristol Herald Courier.    

A bankruptcy judge has approved procedures for offering the embattled Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. for sale, reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch.  

Claiming it was driven into bankruptcy when a major insurance company cut off payments, Richmond’s Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. says the insurance company was meddling in doctors’ decision making, reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch.    

A bankruptcy judge will consider next week whether to allow lawyers for Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. to question a representative of a key insurance company about unpaid claims. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports HDL blames those unpaid claims for its need ...

Doctors are now required to check the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program before prescribing certain drugs, reports The Roanoke Times.    

Hospital patients are now required to sign an acknowledgement that they are outpatients, not admitted to the hospital, when that status applies. The Daily Press reports the new law addresses patients “under observation.”