House conservatives blanch at leaked details of McCarthy-Biden debt talks
As details leak about an emerging bipartisan debt deal just days before a possible default, House conservatives are growing increasingly unhappy. With House GOP leadership revealing few policy specifics as talks continue, their lawmakers have sought information elsewhere. In this case, some GOP…#timburchett #tennessean #republicans #kevinmccarthy #ralphnorman #freedomcaucus #democrats #bobgood #californian #byrondonalds (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Adidas Quietly Won A Court Order Freezing $75M Held By Kanye ’s Yeezy Brand
Adidas secretly filed a legal action last year in federal court that successfully froze $75 million in bank accounts held by Kanye West’s Yeezy brand after their high-profile split, newly unsealed court documents show. Federal court records obtained by Billboard show that the case was filed on…#kanyewests #yeezystore #yeezy #valerieecaproni #law360 #yeezys #bjorngulden #kanyewestpartnership #referencingwests #withproceedsgoing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cochrane seeks Legal Counsel - UK Remote
Title:Legal CounselSpecifications: Permanent Role (open to part-time minimum 4 days per week)Salary:£55,256K per annumLocation: UKRemote (office in London is available if candidate wants to use it sometimes)Directorate:Finance& Corporate ServicesClosing date:09 June, 2023 Cochrane is an international charity. For 30 years we have responded to the challenge of making vast amounts of research evidence useful for informing decisions about health. We do this by synthesising research findings and our work has been recognised as the international gold standard for high-quality, trusted information.Cochrane ' s strength is i...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 25, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Burn Victim Pics Shared? Foreign Botox Settlement; Defibrillator Fire Death Lawsuit
(MedPage Today) -- A hospital in Portland, Oregon, is facing allegations that a former employee shared images of a burn victim who later died of his injuries. The parents of 31-year-old Seth Thompson, who died at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center after... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 25, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Tennessee's transgender care exclusions are discriminatory, a federal lawsuit alleges
A federal lawsuit alleges that Tennessee’s decision to deny its employees gender-affirming care is unconstitutional and discriminatory (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - May 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
UK Parliament, Riddled With Asbestos, Faces Restoration Delays
Lawmakers say that Britain’s Palace of Westminster is at risk of demolition because the iconic and historic structure needs several costly repairs, including asbestos removal.
Nearly 120 workers and other people inside the palace were potentially exposed to asbestos during a 2022 renovation in the speaker’s residential space. In addition to asbestos and its cancer risks, the building is rife with leaks and is crumbling in areas.
Some are worried the entire structure, in which both houses of Parliament meet, is at risk in the event of a catastrophic incident. A report from the House of Commons Public Accounts Comm...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - May 25, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Asbestos Exposure Mesothelioma Source Type: news
THC in breath aerosols collected with an impaction filter device before and after legal-market product inhalation-a pilot study - Jeerage KM, Beuning CN, Friss AJ, Bidwell LC, Lovestead TM.
An accurate cannabis breathalyzer based on quantitation of the psychoactive cannabinoid Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) could be an important tool for deterring impaired driving. Such a device does not exist. Simply translating what is known about alcohol... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Medical colleges and unions call for inquiry over "shocking" levels of sexual assault in the NHS - Torjesen I, Waters A.
NHS trusts recorded more than 35 000 cases of rape, sexual assault, harassment, stalking, and abusive remarks between 2017 and 2022, but only one in 10 trusts has a dedicated policy to manage the problem. Ingrid Torjesen and Adele Waters investigate
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Source: SafetyLit - May 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Neuroscience evidence counters a rape myth - Dhawan E, Haggard P.
Victims frequently report immobility during rape and sexual assault, often using the term ‘freezing’. Neuroscientific evidence suggests fear and threat can block cortical neural circuits for action control, leading to involuntary immobility. Defence... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
With sexual harassment or assault, what you permit, you promote - Fleming S.
Growing evidence shows that healthcare in the United Kingdom and worldwide has a problem with sexual violence. Increasing numbers of people who have faced sexual violence, predominantly women, are coming forward to share their experiences.1234
When i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Abuse of social care clients committed by nurses and other social service employees-analysis of employees' reports - H ärkänen M, Koskiniemi S, Syyrilä T, Ranta J, Säilä M, Mäntymaa M, Pehkonen A, Vehviläinen-Julkunen K.
AIM: The aim of the study was to describe the alleged abuse of social care clients committed by nurses and other social services employees and actions as well as sanctions that followed the alleged abuse. DESIGN: A retrospective study using a descr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
How many more people will be abused before we act on sexual violence in healthcare? - Searle R.
A new investigation by The BMJ and the Guardian provides further evidence of the prevalence of serious sexual violation and assaults in the UK ’s NHS.1 The investigation offers some explanation of why sexual harassment and abuse remain enduring concern... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Kerala state tightens law to protect doctors from violence - Thiagarajan K.
The southern Indian state of Kerala has approved new legislation to provide stronger protection for doctors and healthcare workers after state-wide protests over the murder of Vandana Das, a 22 year old house surgeon who worked at the Kottarakkara taluk... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Acute care related to cannabis use during pregnancy after the legalization of nonmedical cannabis in Ontario - Myran DT, Roberts R, Pugliese M, Corsi D, Walker M, El-Chaar D, Tanuseputro P, Simpson A.
BACKGROUND: Cannabis use during pregnancy is increasing, but the contribution of cannabis legalization to these trends is unclear. We sought to determine whether health service utilization related to cannabis use during pregnancy increased after the legali... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Recreational marijuana legalization, local retail availability, and alcohol and marijuana use and co-use among California high school students - O'Hara SE, Paschall MJ, Grube JW.
This study examined whether recreational marijuana legalization (RML) and local retail availability were associated with marijuana and alcohol use and co-use among adolescents. METHOD: We investigated associations between RML and past 30... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
