Medical device firm Fisher & Paykel Healthcare will consider switching factories making products bound for the United States from Mexico to New Zealand if US President Donald Trump’s administration taxes Mexican imports. The company, a major global supplier of specialised respiratory equipment for hospitals, is one of the first companies with Mexican operations to disclose how it would respond to the Trump administration’s proposed tariff on imports from across the US southern border.
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Sir John Hurt had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
The widow of Sir John Hurt has said it will be a “strange world” without the veteran actor following his death at the age of 77. Anwen Hurt said that the Oscar-nominated star died at his home in Norfolk on Wednesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She called the award-winning actor the “most gentlemanly of gentlemen”, as it was revealed that he spent the last years of his life working on a number of films.
Sir John Hurt had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
The widow of Sir John Hurt has said it will be a “strange world” without the veteran actor following his death at the age of 77. Anwen Hurt said that the Oscar-nominated star died at his home in Norfolk on Wednesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She called the award-winning actor the “most gentlemanly of gentlemen”, as it was revealed that he spent the last years of his life working on a number of films.
John Hurt’s last interview with Radio Times
This morning brought the sad news that legendary British actor Sir John Hurt has died, aged 77 . Hurt starred in over 100 films during his career, notably The Elephant Man and Midnight Express, which garnered him Oscar nominations, Alien, 1984 and The Harry Potter movies, as well as TV including Doctor Who.
John Hurt’s last interview with Radio Times
This morning brought the sad news that legendary British actor Sir John Hurt has died, aged 77 . Hurt starred in over 100 films during his career, notably The Elephant Man and Midnight Express, which garnered him Oscar nominations, Alien, 1984 and The Harry Potter movies, as well as TV including Doctor Who.
Trump Tracker: Update of actions by President Trump since taking office Posted at
… seeks the “prompt” repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Pending the repeal, among the directives to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the heads of all other executive departments and agencies is to “waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or …
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 28 Jan 2017
Jeremy Corbyn has lost a second backbencher over the Article 50 controversy. Jo Stevens, the MP for Cardiff Central and shadow Welsh secretary, said that she could not defy the majority of her constituents who voted to stay in the European Union.
NORC Poll: Broad worries about potentiala
Though “Obamacare” still divides Americans, a majority worry that many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation’s long-running political standoff over health care. AP-NORC Poll: Broad worries about potential health care loss WASHINGTON – Though “Obamacare” still divides Americans, a majority worry that many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation’s long-running political standoff over health care.
Acclaimed actor John Hurt dies at 77 following battle with cancer
Actor John Hurt, known for his roles in “The Elephant Man,” “Alien,” “Harry Potter” and numerous other films, died Friday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, according to British media reports. The news of Hurt’s death was first reported by the Daily Mail and the Mirror in the United Kingdom and was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter on Friday evening.
NORC Poll: Broad worries about potential health care loss
… worry that many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation’s long-running political standoff over health care. A new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 56 percent of U.S. adults are …
Trump’s Expanded Mexico City Policy Could Affect Fight Against Zika, HIV/AIDS
… action on Jan. 23 to bring back the policy was not itself surprising for a Republican president. But reproductive health advocates are alarmed by the rule’s expansion, with some claiming that it goes against American values. “We’re telling …
Al Gore swoops in to save CDC’s climate and health conference
Thanks to a push from former vice president Al Gore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s conference on the health effects of climate change is back on for next month in Atlanta. The conference was abruptly canceled by the agency following the election of Donald Trump.
Olivia Newton-John on how cancer and the loss of her sister inspired her
Olivia Newton-John is most famous for summery feel – good pop music that’s still loved decades after it was released. She will, for millions, always be Sandy in Grease who wore an off-the-shoulder black top and skin-tight trousers as she danced with John Travolta and sang You’re the One That I Want.
Repeal Ripples: Five Obamacare Exchange Chiefs Contemplate An Uncertain Future
The health insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act are in their third year of selling health insurance plans to people who don’t get insurance through work. Most states use Healthcare.gov to sell their plans, but 11 states and D.C. run their own marketplaces, also called exchanges.
New Zealand’s S&P Healthcare considers ways around proposed Trump tariffs on Mexico
New Zealand medical device firm Fisher & Payne Healthcare will consider switching factories making products bound for the United States from Mexico to New Zealand if U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration taxes Mexican imports. The company, a major global supplier of specialised respiratory equipment for hospitals, is one of the first companies with Mexican operations to disclose how it would respond to the Trump administration’s proposed tariff on imports from across the U.S. southern border.
End sought to state health care exchange
Regardless of what Republicans and President Donald Trump do in Congress when it comes to Obamacare, a Colorado state senator wants to do away with the state’s health care exchange. Freshman Sen. Jim Smallwood, R-Parker, said the state’s exchange, Connect for Health Colorado, isn’t working and needs to go away.
Trump’s ‘global gag rule’ will cause more abortions, not fewer
… funding lost to the global gag rule is, it’s important to realise that this is not a pro-life debate. It’s a global health issue that has serious implications for the most vulnerable populations – millions of men, woman and children in developing …
Primary care doctors show support for keeping ‘Obamacare’
… that nearly three-quarters of general practitioners favored making changes to the Obama administration’s signature health care reform measure. But in this nationally representative sample of primary care doctors, only 15 percent favored the law’s …
This may be a tough year, but in one way, it’ll be the best yet
… thing was that those children, despite severe malnutrition, were all alive because of improvements in aid and health care – reflecting trends that are grander than any one man. Some of the most remarkable progress has been over diseases that – thank …
Olivia Newton-John opens up on cancer battle
Olivia Newton John and Santa Claus attend the 85th annual Hollywood Christmas parade on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, on November 27, 2016. Photo: AFP/ CHRIS DELMAS She beat cancer 25 years ago and now Olivia Newton-John has revealed she “dreaded” her mastectomy, according to a report published in the Yahoo Lifestyle.
Olivia Newton-John opens up on cancer battle
Olivia Newton John and Santa Claus attend the 85th annual Hollywood Christmas parade on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, on November 27, 2016. Photo: AFP/ CHRIS DELMAS She beat cancer 25 years ago and now Olivia Newton-John has revealed she “dreaded” her mastectomy, according to a report published in the Yahoo Lifestyle.
Mary Tyler Moore dead at age of 80
The iconic actress, 80, has long battled diabetes, and her condition has deteriorated to the point family members are rushing to a hospital to say goodbye, TMZ.com reported. Moore was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 33, around the start of her beloved run on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” a show about an independent young woman working in a Minneapolis TV newsroom.
Mary Tyler Moore dead at age of 80
The iconic actress, 80, has long battled diabetes, and her condition has deteriorated to the point family members are rushing to a hospital to say goodbye, TMZ.com reported. Moore was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 33, around the start of her beloved run on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” a show about an independent young woman working in a Minneapolis TV newsroom.
Health pick Price grilled
President Donald Trump’s choice to become health and human services secretary told a Senate committee Tuesday that the new administration believes that people with existing illnesses should not be denied health insurance. But Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., committed to no details on that or any aspects of how Republicans will reshape the previous president’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Trump gives Illinois man $10,000 to help pay for dad’s cancer treatment
STONINGTON – A 24-year-old single dad from Illinois not only got front row seats to Donald Trump’s inauguration eve concert, he got some “extra fight” for his cancer-stricken father. Shane Bouvet, a Trump campaign volunteer from Stonington, met Trump before a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after the Secret Service escorted him backstage.
Medicaid takes center stage as Democrats grill Tom Price
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump was emphatic that it is the government’s responsibility to ensure that poor Americans can get the health care they need. But in Trump’s first days as president, it is becoming increasingly clear that he and his administration are open to making drastic changes to Medicaid – a move that could make it difficult for Trump to fulfill his impassioned campaign promise to take care of the poor.
Trump expands anti-abortion ban to all US global health aid
President Donald Trump has massively expanded the ban on providing federal money to international groups that perform abortions, or provide abortion information, to all organizations receiving U.S. global health assistance. Trump’s memorandum reinstituting anti-abortion requirements on family planning groups directs top U.S. officials for the first time to extend those requirements “to global health assistance furnished by all departments or agencies.”
HIGHLIGHTS-The Trump presidency on Jan. 24
… and heads of the commerce, housing and transportation departments. Representative Tom Price, Trump’s nominee for health secretary, tells a Senate panel he wants to ensure people with pre-existing conditions have access to insurance and does not …
House Speaker Suspends Rep. Kirby’s Committee Chairmanship Pending Investigation Results
… Gov. Jerry Brown has promised in his annual State of the State address to defend California’s laws on immigration, health care and the environment in the face of the Trump administration President Donald Trump’s efforts to build bridges and push …
Britain confirms bird flu case in Lancashire, to cull infected poultry
… law will not undergo the widespread changes that President Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail. – Smartphone applications paired with sensors to monitor babies’ vital signs may appeal to parents anxious to make sure infants …
New study: Trump to inherit $559B deficit, stable economy
… come as Trump and Republicans controlling Congress are working to repeal much of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, boost the Pentagon budget, and reform the loophole cluttered tax code. Trump’s nominee to run the White House Budget …
Trump makes early move on restricting abortions around the world
… his fourth day in office. Former President Barack Obama had lifted the gag rule in 2009 when he took office. “Women’s health and rights are now one of the first casualties of the Trump administration,” said Serra Sippel, president of the Center for …
Official confident Trump could clear Kansas Medicaid program
Susan Mosier, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, speaks to the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, responding to a report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that Kansas’ Medicaid program is “substantively out of compliance” with U.S. law. less Susan Mosier, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, speaks to the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, responding to a report from the Centers for Medicare … more TOPEKA, Kan.
WashU Experts: The First 100 Days
… have recognized that environmental protection benefits all Americans, regardless of party affiliation, and that the health risks posed by pollution threaten us all. With respect to climate change, we cannot afford to tread water or retrench. …
Facing skeptical lawmakers, state officials strike at critical KanCare report
The agency that oversees KanCare on Monday called a scathing federal report against the Medicaid program incomplete and criticized the quality of its analysis under intense questioning by lawmakers. Susan Mosier, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, defended the program and its employees in a tense appearance before the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee.
Alec Baldwin to host ‘SNL’ for record-setting 17th time
Baldwin will be back as the guest host on “Saturday Night Live” for the 17th time… . This image released by NBC shows Beck Bennett as Russian President Vladimir Putin during the opening sketch on “Saturday Night Live,” Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in New York.
President Trump’s top six targets
… Trump, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, signs his first executive order on health care on Friday. Picture: Evan Vucci/AP During an appearance on Fox News Sunday , Priebus also said that Trump was feeling the …
Trump looks to steady ship after fraught start
… actions designed to get back to Trump’s agenda. Already there have been moves to roll-back President Barack Obama’s health care reforms and freeze some regulations in the pipeline. A pledge to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem …
Congressional Republicans try to find health care compromise
… repeal until they’ve settled on a replacement will announce an alternative plan to give states the choice to keep the health care law or be granted flexibility to expand Medicaid and other coverage options. That alternative, from Sens. Susan …
With executive order, Trump tosses a “bomb” into fragile health insurance markets
President Donald Trump’s new executive order instructing federal agencies to grant relief to constituencies affected by the Affordable Care Act has begun to reverberate throughout the nation’s health-care system, injecting further uncertainty into an already unsettled insurance landscape. The political signal of the order, which Trump signed Friday just hours after being sworn into office, was clear: Even before the Republican-led Congress acts to repeal the 2010 law, the new administration will move swiftly to unwind as many elements as it can on its own – elements that have changed how 20 million Americans get health coverage and what benefits insurers must offer some of their customers.