in dr i don't believe the plan that in inclines there were changes and the dr has merit but we don't feel the changes meet the rdt memos so cut to the chase what's been extraordinarily and exceptional about the project one we have a hard time understanding how the envelope i'm going to use this projector will this automatically come on? i have a hard time understanding how the envelope didn't change distinct the two designs before the project on the topping was shown to the neighborhoods and we feel this is a bait-and-switch and second there are two rdt memos that came in after the dr was filed. and the others thick the defense lawyers were not put into the files until after the dr passage was submitted. the thirds thing in terms of the rdt they completely agree with the points we've made in the dr. they said the windows were two massive and didn't scale to the neighborhood and not comparable with the neighborhood. and we think the fact we think it's xoifrld extraordinary there were two memos submitted with you the project doesn't comply we're not opposed to ramsz or the project we'v

dr. kent brantley will be speaking at this news conference, and that's why they're focusing on the doorway at emery university hospital. and we shared that his colleague, nancy has already been released from the hospital. and as we expect dr. brantley to arrive, it's nothing short of a miracle that these two are alive. >> what many see as a miracle, and at the same time, the story has a tinge of sadness about it. because looking at the figures, 1350 people have died from ebola in parts of africa, which are badry affected at the moment. and here, we're about to see dr. kent -- brantley, who is a u.s. worker, and he's about to come out that door, and everybody is going to get a glimpse of him. and he has recovered from ebola, at emery hospital in atlanta and he has recovered because he has received nothing short of the finest healthcare in the world. remember, ebola is a deadly virus that cannot be cured. you cannot cure it, but it can be managed, and dr. brantley and nancy rhibald. >> ther

i didn't sign the dr petition and don't support many of the dr arguments. the dr process leads to innovating comments that would be hypocritical of me i tried n for years with the project sponsor law firm to attempt to rise the dr progress that could have been avoided if the project sponsor got a variance from the outset he didn't and i can't support this project as currently proposed. some quick history after an emergency occasion in 2001 we knew that the previous owners opposed this project in 1991 he twice on variances from the zoning administer the zoning administrator in 1991 approved a rear yard with 20 feet expectations and also required terraceing and to preserve is rear yard mid block small business. the drawings are in the project sponsors packet. the project sponsor knows he would have my full support i noticed him and he said he was innovate required to have my permit is permitting him to reduce the yard and this argument was false based on the recent street skai survey it's the project sponsor responsibility to apply and this should have set of

dr.rnold bresky. he is an internationally recognized brain health physician who has been known as the memory doctor for his work over the past 15 years with thousands of patients with concerns about memory loss and mental decline. he has traveled the country lecturing on memory loss and protecting the brain as we age. dr. bresky was the host of the saturday morning radio show the brain tune-up doctor and in 2009 was honored in los angeles by the mayor declaring the entire month of may brain health month in dr. bresky's name. his brain tune-up program, which he now calls the four pillars of brain health, where he worked with seniors where they showed significant, even dramatic, memory improvement. we'll also learn about an amazing technological breakthrough that dr. bresky claims may help the brain like prescription glasses help the eyes. it's a brain-boosting memory pill that make help make tired, old brains feel younger again. welcome the memory doctor, dr. arnold bresky. it is a pleasur

from bethesda dr. anthony fauci, from our d.c. studio dr. kevin donovan, and from oxford ben newman, a neurologist. dr. donovan we were looking at cordon has not really been used in 100 years. what are the ethical dilemmas of setting one up. >> it certainly does restrict people's freedom. as you saw in the intro people don't really like that. it's a terrible inconvenience and it worries them. >> that seems scary if you're trapped in an area where the virus is spreading in an area and you're not infected. >> the focus needs to be on the public health measures and supportive measures that will probably be the way that this infection is brought under control. >> as we look at the scarcity of drugs, dr. fauci, it brings the question up of what is happening next, what is in the pipeline of being developed? what is nih doing? >> well, we've been working on ebola now for several years trying to develop both drugs and vaccines. fortunately, we've vaccine going to clinical trial in early september, but with regard to drugs the pipeline of drugs is no

dr. zhivago and internal memos. here is john mori come the soviet russian division chief writing in july 1930 i-8 to frank wisner in the printing operation was arty underway. quote, humanistic message that every person is entitled to a private life and deserves respect as a human being dither the extent of his political loyalty or contributions to the state poses a fundamental challenge to soviet ethic of sacrifice to the individual to the communist system. there is no call to revolt against the regime in the novel. at the heresy which dr. zhivago preaches, political passivity is fundamental. pasternack suggests that the small unimportant people who remain passive to the regime's demands for act of participation and emotional involvement are superior to the political activists favored by the system. further, he dares hint that society might function better without these fanatics. i don't know what kind of memos you all saw what you are at the cia, but that strikes me as a pretty extraordinary one. there are many oth

what dr. king is hoping to do, as he says, is to shed the light of truth on the injustices of segregation and birmingham. needs is national media coverage to show those injustices which of course were rampant through birmingham. it is an eight to segregation and birmingham. -- it is inante. it is criticized. dr. king does not have a lot of volunteers. early set ends, you see one or two dead people sitting at a lunch counter that are arrested. a judge in birmingham issues an injunction which prohibits any marches in the streets of birmingham without a parade permit. they say they will not get a parade permit from the outgoing administration and connor. he decides on good friday 1963 in a very symbolic way, very intentional, that they were .oing to disobey dr. king and the volunteers that tame with him decided they were going to march through the streets. it was just hacked that day with people waiting in anxious anticipation for dr. king, abernathy to show up and begin to lead this a good frida

dr. stephen coles. he is an internationally recognized university professor, a physician, and a lecturer in the field of healthy aging and the brain. he's a doctor from stanford university medical school and also has a phd from carnegie mellon university. he's the founder and executive director of the gerontology research group, a world-leading authority on healthy aging and longevity. he's published numerous books and articles in medical journals. dr. coles has taught at the university of california, berkeley, stanford university, and he currently teaches a course at ucla medical school called "brain behavior and consciousness," which explores groundbreaking, cutting-edge research in the field of healthy brain aging and reversing mental decline. today dr. coles is working with brain research labs in the new and exciting field of neurogenesis, which is the brain's ability to repair and regrow neurons, essentially unlocking the secrets to reaching your brain's natural capacity to be sharp,

dr. kenneth brantly and nancy wri writeboll were released from emery hospital. both of them were given an experimental treatment that schad never been tested on humans. meanwhile the outbreak with ebola continues to get worse globally. the world health organization says there have been hundreds of more deaths in the last few days. they're putting it at around 1,300 people. angry crowds tried to escape an area that's been quarantined. the director of the institute's allergy and infectious disease center. and arthur kaplan, the director of the public health department in atlanta. doctor, let me start with you, i heard so many people say when the news was revealed that these two people had been cured. in just three weeks, here's you've had this medical break through. what are your thoughts today? >> i don't think you can call this a medical break through because i don't think we could definitively say at all that it was the medication that they got that made them better. because remember, ab

and in preparation for my dr hearing i watched over two years ever dr hearings online in which the project sponsors repeatedly used - following the dr experience i choice to move out they can't bear the thought of living next door to their neighborhoods it go pathic i ask each one of you this is the u top i'm of the opinion the populated home will be a wonderful edition to our street the materials create a good use of spaces and provides a nice size home and has minimal impact on the neighbors many families with children are leaving the city those home will come up the family in order to mitigate the impact the project sponsor proposed to excavate the family for a knowledge space and as far as the petition how can we take seriously a petition that a little that is of stories fall if that's not a falsehood to the neighborhoods i don't know what is. i urge you to not take dr and approve the project as is thank you. >> good evening. i'm steve and my wife and i are owners on the home on bat out of hell did care a few blocks down and cool valley being a tight niche community we've been trying f

dr. peter pronovost who we have never met before but he is the architect of what was called the keystone project in michigan and -- >> it different keystone project, i want to make it clear. >> i established something called the road island quality institute which took the keystone principles and applied it in our intensive care units and dramatically reduced the infections in our intensive care unit, pretty much statistically zero. interestingly also had the side effect of making the nursing staff in the intensive care units empowered enough the nursing turnover experienced considerable drop-off that they were so excited about what they would doing. there are ways to do this, when talking about saving people's live, saving money is a secondary concern but here we have a very fortuitous alignment between saving lives and saving money. this is a very important topic and i applaud you for having brought this wonderful group of witnesses together and holding this hearing, thank you. >> let's

thanks so much, dr.th you, sanjay. >> thank you. >>> up next we'll hear from the head of the cdc as well. i'll ask this simple question. how did he sign off on the transfer of this patient? how did it transpire? they keep us busy. they keep us entertained. they keep us inspired. they keep us hopeful... and happy. keep them safe. the eight-passenger chevrolet traverse, with the highest possible overall vehicle score for safety. chevrolet. find new roads. thank ythank you for defendiyour sacrifice. and thank you for your bravery. thank you colonel. thank you daddy. military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa auto insurance can be one of them. if you're a current or former military member or their family, get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. when folks think about wthey think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. engineering and innovation jobs. advanced safety

important to remember carmichael loves dr. king deeply and credits dr. king with teaching black people to protest against racial injustice without fear. >> this may sound like an indictment on this generation, even on our generation. if it comes across maybe it's deliberate. i was at a dinner party not long ago. we were talking about the fact that our generation, with all due respect, we just don't measure up. put another way, we are not our parents, our grandparents, our great grandparents. coming to the point you made and what stokely was doing at 23 and 24. the thing was stokely wasn't the only one. >> no. >> there are a lot of brothers and sisters we now regard ella baker, diane gnash. the list goes on and on of the young people. king himself was young. malcolm was young. look at what we are doing today or not doing today and what they were doing back then. i don't want to demonize our generation. but compare and contrast it for me. >> i think 50 years later after what the young people did during black power, dr. king, malcolm, ella baker. things cha

dr. kingsbury and dr. dick, you believe the moratorium and lab closure an appropriate response to this incident, don't you? >> yes, i do. >> okay. we should not forget today that the reason cdc conducts their special agent research is to help keep americans -- the american public safe. cdc serves a critical role for studying dangerous pathogens and finding cures and vaccines for deadly diseases. these labs are critical to our nation's response to bioterrorism threats. so i am interested in learning about how this moratorium and the lab closures are affecting the critical research these labs were conducting. dr. frieden, how did the moratorium and lab closures limit cdc's research capabilities? what happens to the studies, some of which i'm guessing were operating on detailed schedules that were being conducted in the labs. >> we're looking at the moratorium in detail and identifying any laboratories which need to resume transfers for individual patient care or for public health response with highest priori

morning dr. bruce ribner, medical director of emory's infectious disease unit at the emory university hospital. also, pleased to introduce dr. kent brantley, a medical doctor who was serving with samaritans purse in liberia. is as follows, dr. ribner will make a brief statement. then dr. brantley will make a brief statement. we'll take no questions. after that, dr. ribner will take questions. we have moderated call-in line as well. dr. ribner. >> good morning and thank you for coming here today. i'm bruce ribner the medical director of the infectious disease unit at emory university hospital. sorry. i lead the team of doctors, nurses, laboratory technologyists, chaplins, and

our dr. sanjay gupta is live outside emory hospital in atlanta where we're told any moment that a second patient is expected to arrive for treatment. jason carroll is waiting outside of mount sinai hospital in new york where a man who thinks he has the disease is waiting to see. obviously, dr. gupta, nancy writebol is expected to arrive there any minute now. the biggest question is what precautions are being taken during this transfer. >> yeah, that is one of the big questions, obviously, after you make sure the patient is medically stable enough for the transport, you want to make sure the team and trapters are kept safe as well. the people in the immediate vicinity who are actually traveling with her in these suits, these bioprotective suits to try and prevent any bodily fluids from ms. writebol who is sick from ebola from getting on them. that's the real goal. we know the bodily fluids of someone who is sick with the infection contains the virus, if that gets on somebody, that can cause an

dollard said, dr. brantly will not be taking any questions following his statement, so i ask that you respect his wishes and save your questions for me and the other members of our health care team. thank you. >>> today is a miraculous today. i'm thrilled to be alive, to be well, and to be reunited with my family. as a medical missionary, i never imagined myself in this position. when my family and i moved to liberia last october to begin a two-year term working with samaritans purse, ebola was not on the radar. we moved to liberia because god called us to serve the people of liberia. in march when we got word that ebola was guinea and had spread to liberia, we began preparing for the worst. we did not receive our first ebola patient until june. but when she arrived, we were ready. during the course of june and july, the number of ebola patients increased steadily and our amazing crew at the hospital took care of each patient with great care and compassion. we also took every precaution to protect ours

how do we know that dr. kent brantley and dr. nancy writebol are not going to be sick or not going to show signs of sickness later on, what is their life going to be like? >> well, you know, with regard to the first part of that question, it sounds like they made this decision in conjunction with guidance from the centers for disease control and prevention which has had a lot of experience with ebola in other parts of the world. again not in the united states. this has never happened before in the united states. i keep making that point. what you're witnessing here is historic from a medical and scientific standpoint. but the two criteria they use, they want to prove through blood tests, that they -- the patient does not have ebola anymore in their blood, and they also want to make sure that the patient is doing well overall physically. you know, the ebola disease, ebola virus disease can cause significant problems with organs in the body, with kidneys, with liver. when someone has recovered completely in that regard and they hav

dr. gay gets -- arrives. so panel two, i will introduce you from mr. cleland on down. mr. cleland is the assistant director, division of advertising practices at the federal trade commission. we have ian heaten, student ambassador for the national council on youth sports safety. and if i might editorialize, i think jan did a great job of juxtaposing a face of tbi and concussions on each panel. and each, as a high school lacrosse player, is that face for the more scientific-based panel. so thank you, ian, for taking your day away from school. i know how tough it is to be pulled out of school and come testify before congress. just like a normal high school student. [laughter] then dr. robert graham, chair committee on sports-related concussion in youth at the institutes of medicine. dennis molfese, ph.d. director center for brain, biology and behavior at the famed university of nebraska. then -- thank you, there. then mr., dr. james johnston, assistant professor, department of neurosurgery

tonight, dr. kent brantly is at a hospital in georgia, after traveling on board this highly specialized medical plane, inside an isolation tent to protect the crew. on the ground, this ambulance carried him through the streets of atlanta, to that hospital, where he is now quarantined. abc's chief medical editor dr. richard besser, who responded to major outbreaks as acting head of the cdc, is at that hospital tonight with the dramatic images that followed. >> reporter: walking -- that's him on the right -- the first ebola patient ever in the united states in full biohazard suit, supported by a medical worker. it's a hopeful sign. the plane carrying dr. brantly touched down here at dobbins air reserve base at 11:20 a.m. he was held, for the crew's protection, in an isolated chamber like this one, developed by the cdc to transport those stricken with the most dangerous diseases. dr. brantly was then taken from the base to emory university hospital. he got out of the ambulance and, under his own powe

dr. ken brantly will be loaded into an ambulance, which will be accompanied by law enforcement. it will make its way through the atlanta metro city center before arriving here at emory university hospital. dr. brantly will be rushed up to the specialty isolation unit. it is one of just four in the country. and was developed in partnership with the cdc, which is located just down the road here. once inside that isolation unit, he will be given supportive care for his illness. it is the doctor's goal to keep his body going so he can develop these antibodies to fight the anti-virus. that might mean putting him on a respirator, kidney dialysis, maintaining his blood pressure, whatever he needs, doctors say they are ready. >> we've been preparing for a long time for the arrival of either -- not just a patient with ebola infection but other serious communicable diseases. as such, we have a unit that's staffed with experts, both physician experts and nursing experts, that are really key players

dr. collins, dr. landus, dr. hodes. i was just at nih on monday. i'm so proud of the fact it's in maryland. i call it the national institutes of hope. the national institutes of hope. and i think that's what brings all the men and women and family members here. my question, because we've been able to do something in this year's appropriations, and i might add every single senator up here is also a member of the appropriations committee. we can feel proud of the fact that we put close to $30 billion into nih, $1 billion more than last year. we increased the national institutes of ageing by $100 million. we've included money for the brain initiative. so we think we're making that progress. that comes to me, dr. collins, and other esteemed witnesses. we would like to be able to accelerate these breakthroughs. what you just testified seems so promising, but i feel we also need a sense of urgency because we are facing an epidemic in this country. and the impact again on family budget and on our medicaid budget because ultimately the impact of people bei

dr. ken brantley, is quarn teend in emory university. robert ray picks up the toy from there. >> a private chartered jet landed at dobbins air force, base just outside atlanta carrying one of the american aid workers infected with ebola. dr. kent brantley got out of the airplane in his own, got out of the ambulance walked into this isolation unit that the cdc and emory built 12 years ago, where he will be treated over the next weeks to stabilize his condition even more. yesterday a press conference at emory university, one of the infectious disease doctors explained why this unit is capable of taking the patients in. >> we have a special containment unit from the centers for disease control and together we have developed a unit which can safely care for a patient with a serious communicable disease delivering the highest level of care are required, including intensive care unit. >> emory doctors say they are going to manage this situation very carefully. some sort of fluids they're going

that is all courtesy of dr. king. >> you are watching booktv and we have been talking to tavis smiley. the book is out in the fall of 2014. >> claudio saunt recounts the events that took place in 1776 from spain's colony in san francisco to the movement and expansion of native american tribes. this hour-long program is next on booktv. >>> thanks for coming out on what feels like a steamy night in july though it is a chilly night in june. glad to see you all here. so we are being filmed by c-span books and i promised to keep my feet rooted right here behind this podium which is against my nature. it is going to be difficult for me to stay planted. if you see me wandering stage

dr. coles has taught at the university of california, berkeley, stanford university, and he currently teaches a course at ucla medical school called "brain behavior and consciousness," which explores groundbreaking, cutting-edge research in the field of healthy brain aging and reversing mental decline. today dr. coles is working with brain research labs in the new and exciting field of neurogenesis, which is the brain's ability to repair and regrow neurons, essentially unlocking the secrets to reaching your brain's natural capacity to be sharp, focused, and mentally quick, with improved memory at virtually any age. we'll also learn about an amazing technological breakthrough that dr. coles claims may help the brain like prescription glasses help the eyes. it's a brain-boosting memory pill that may help make tired, old brains feel young again. welcome to brain-longevity doctor professor stephen coles. it's a pleasure to have you here, dr. coles. >> well, thank you, alan.

dr. paul farmer on what can be done to stop the epidemic and what it means for public health system in africa. , which isla outbreak the largest so far in the history that we know about, is merely reflection of the public health crisis in africa. it is about the lack of staff, stuff, and systems that could protect populations, particularly those living in poverty, from outbreaks like this or other outbreaks. >> senegal has just shut down its border with ginny. south africa has been on citizens traveling from guinea. iberia and sierra leone. library police opened fire on protesters in monrovia after they quarantined residents in an effort to keep the spread of ebola. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. governor jay nixon has ordered the national guard to leave ferguson missouri as peaceful protests continue over the police killing of unarmed black teenager michael brown. brown's funeral is scheduled for monday

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dr. gonzales, i always come back to you because are you just -- you seem to know so much about how the body works in total. how in the health and body does the mouth fit in? >> fers the mouth is a reflection of the health of the body. wherever you may have a health problem it will be reflected in the mouth usually. also very often problems in the mouth can affect other areas. for example, dental infection can affect other organs, gum infections as is widely appreciated can affect the heart and the brain and the lungs. so increasingly it works both ways. problems in the rest of the body will be reflected in the mouth but problems in the mouth can cause problems else where. >> how does it do that? >> if you have normal bacteria in your gum that can get into your circulation that can end in your heart. conventional researchers believe that some heart disease is actually related to gigi vitetis or perry dontal disease. they're beginning to look at mouth infection as having not just can local

dr. fauci eluded to the ppe, and that protective equipment, which is mandatory, and that means that individuals, health care the healthcare providers providers need need to they need be properly educated prior to deployment. throughout the and work. they need to be ongoing the while we are providing education throughout the course for the of their work, while they're providing disease. it's a services for this highly contagious disease. spread during or after death. for that as dr. futchel has to be to nuts - from the moment they enter the fauci eluded to, it could be only after death. exit. there cannot be a break in that and there can not be a break in practice, which is critical. >> is it hard to do in places in that hygienic practice, which is critical. unlike western >> is that hard to do in everything is places around disposable everything. when where everything is not oriented in disposable everything. hospital you go into an american hospital. everything after one use. and they th

dr. kent brantly one of two americans infected with the virus will be the first patient to arrive in the u.s. in a matter of hours. the president of the christian organization sim usa confirms the plane is in the air en route to the u.s. right now with dr. kent brantly onboard. >> looking at live pictures of da dobbins reserve air base, where that plane is expected to touch downen in a few hour's time. nancy writebol and kent brantly contracted it in liberia. >>> in hard-hit west africa, more than 700 have died from ebola in recent weeks. >>> ebola is so infectious is kills up to 60% to 90% of patients who catch it. >> contracted through transition of bodily fluids include fever, muscle ache and general weakness. >> following twitter or facebook you know there is a huge concern about bringing these two people back to the u.s. who are infected and that's the question we're asking today. cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta with us now. >> there's a lot of questions about this,

dr. robert stern and chris nowinski, codirectors of the boston university center for the study of traumatic encephalopathy. dr. stern is a professor of neurology and neurosurgery at boston university school of medicine, and he is the director of the clinical core of the boston university alzheimer's disease center. he received his undergraduate degree from wesleyan university and his masters and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the university of rhode island. before joining the boston university school of medicine he served on the faculty of brown medical school and the university of north carolina school of medicine. dr. stern's research has led to more than 250 peer-reviewed publications and has helped us to better understand the effects of trauma and aging on the human brain. now, he is here today with mr. nowinski who is the cofounder and executive director of the sports legacy institute. this is a nonprofit organization that is focused on addressing the issue of brain tra

dr. sanjay gupta m.d. that starts right now. >>> i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world to a very special edition of sgmd. we're outside emory hospital. the video you're watching now is pretty historic. this is one of the first patients infected with the ebola virus to ever set foot in the united states. a patient with ebola has never been in the western hemisphere of the world. it's remarkable. this is a real first. now, we're going to tell you about this patient. his name is dr. kent brantly. we'll introduce you to the doctors who are tasked with saving his life and we'll show you exclusive images of how this will transpire. to start i want to talk a little bit about the medical evacuation. this was no easy task. it required travel with this gulfstream airplane. it was outfitted with a special containment unit to keep the patient stabilized faernl on the plane safe. after the plane landed at a military base outside of atlanta, this is a military base, we watched this scen

as dr.s opined and stated in the interview that was released, that it could have been answered on day one if you were really trying to have transparency be the objective, but what we now know from dr. baden and professor parcels preliminary, very preliminary autopsy, is that at least six, at least six shots, could be more, but at least six. they would have to consult with the other medical examiners who did the first autopsy, and dr. baden will explain to you why that's so very, very important doing thousands and thousands of autopsies as he explains, you want all the information you can get. this only tells part of the story, you know. also, the clothes have to be recovered that we'll talk about whether there's any residue on them and so forth. he explains as only he can explain, you know, you want to talk about what was recovered in the x-rays, and most importantly, the witness accounts, the eyewitness accounts, which is so very important and to bring the full story together and what does

dr. andy ellison, who at the time was the kansas medicaid director. he was magnificent in getting this. the recidivism rate was dropped by 50%, even in the highest risk youth. i'm sorry. i don't have a question, but i think it's a good model to think about. >> thanks, mary. >> can i go ahead? >> yes, linda. go right ahead. >> linda flowers, aarp public policy institute. so in my mind -- and thank you for this panel. it's just been tremendous and very insightful. i'm learning a lot. so it sounds like there's this cause shifting going on between the federal government while they're in there not paying for the things that people need, and then they get out -- if they're in a federal prison. then they're in a state responsibility, whether or not there's a medicaid expansion or they become disabled or aged and can get on to medicaid that way. so i'm wondering if you could -- first, there needs to be more data about the amount of money that is not being spent on one end and how that translates

dr. paul wheeler who failed to find a single case of complicated black lung in over 1,500 cases he reviewed since 2000. without objection, i would like to enter the cpi, the center for public integrity, report entitled "breathless and burdened," unquote with, into the record. following in the report as well as inquiries from my office as well as oh members of congress -- other members of congress, the department of labor has taken steps to address the issue identified -- issues, i should say, literal -- identify the black lung benefit process. the department announced that it will issue a new rule to address disclosures that lawyers representing coal companies have withheld medical evidence from miners in black lung benefit cases. the department also issued a field memo instructing staff to no longer credit evidence presented by dr. wheeler. and finally, the department has sent letters to back lung claimants whose cases involved medical evidence from dr. wheeler and whose benefits were su