Judge: Public has right to view entirety of executions

A federal judge in Phoenix on Wednesday said the state of Arizona must allow witnesses to view the entirety of an execution, including each time drugs are administered, marking a partial legal win for a coalition of news organizations that filed a lawsuit over secrecy surrounding lethal injections. The lawsuit is one of two challenging the way executions are carried out in Arizona that were filed in the nearly two-hour death of Joseph Rudolph Wood in 2014.

China confirms second human bird flu infection this week

Workers wearing protective suits cull ducks after some tested positive for H5 bird flu at a poultry farm in Aomori, northern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on Nov 29, 2016. – Reuters BEIJING: Chinese authorities have confirmed a second case of human bird flu infection this week, state media reported late on Wednesday, as South Korea and Japan battle to control outbreaks of the deadly virus.

China confirms second human bird flu infection this week

Workers wearing protective suits cull ducks after some tested positive for H5 bird flu at a poultry farm in Aomori, northern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on Nov 29, 2016. – Reuters BEIJING: Chinese authorities have confirmed a second case of human bird flu infection this week, state media reported late on Wednesday, as South Korea and Japan battle to control outbreaks of the deadly virus.

GAS Omapere is Proudly Tobacco-free

… that there are other choices,” says Taryn Taurima. Taryn and Joeseph were acknowledged by Northland District Health Board and Cancer Society Northland with the presentation of a Tobacco-free Retailer Award for their decision to no longer sell …

Person’s ‘brain speed’ may matter more than other risk factors for geriatric falls

“Why does a 30-year-old hit their foot against the curb in the parking lot and take a half step and recover, whereas a 71-year-old falls and an 82-year-old falls awkwardly and fractures their hip?” asks James Richardson, M.D., professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Center. For the last several years, Richardson and his team set out to answer these questions, attempting to find which specific factors determine whether, and why, an older person successfully recovers from a trip or stumble.

Person’s ‘brain speed’ may matter more than other risk factors for geriatric falls

“Why does a 30-year-old hit their foot against the curb in the parking lot and take a half step and recover, whereas a 71-year-old falls and an 82-year-old falls awkwardly and fractures their hip?” asks James Richardson, M.D., professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Center. For the last several years, Richardson and his team set out to answer these questions, attempting to find which specific factors determine whether, and why, an older person successfully recovers from a trip or stumble.

Privacy Commissioner lashes drilling firm

The Privacy Commissioner has taken the unusual step of publicly censuring a Whanganui drilling company, TD Drilling, for not only failing to protect the confidentiality of information provided by an employee about drug use among its staff, but also losing much of the employee’s personal records. The company had already been ordered to pay its former employee, David Crichton, $22,115 after the Employment Relations Authority found that TD Drilling’s actions had led to Crichton’s constructive dismissal by failing to provide a safe workplace after he revealed a culture of substance abuse among fellow workers.

Privacy Commissioner lashes drilling firm

The Privacy Commissioner has taken the unusual step of publicly censuring a Whanganui drilling company, TD Drilling, for not only failing to protect the confidentiality of information provided by an employee about drug use among its staff, but also losing much of the employee’s personal records. The company had already been ordered to pay its former employee, David Crichton, $22,115 after the Employment Relations Authority found that TD Drilling’s actions had led to Crichton’s constructive dismissal by failing to provide a safe workplace after he revealed a culture of substance abuse among fellow workers.

Uber pulls self-driving cars from California roads

Uber pulled its self-driving cars from California roads after state regulators moved to revoke their registrations, officials said Wednesday. Hours after Uber launched the service in its hometown of San Francisco last Wednesday, the DMV threatened legal action if the company did not stop.

Uber pulls self-driving cars from California roads

Uber pulled its self-driving cars from California roads after state regulators moved to revoke their registrations, officials said Wednesday. Hours after Uber launched the service in its hometown of San Francisco last Wednesday, the DMV threatened legal action if the company did not stop.

Federal government offers snapshot of Obamacare enrollment in Ohio

Buttons on a Healthcare sign up table are ready to be handed out for any resident signing up today for Obamacare in 2014 during a tour stop at Cuyahoga Community College’s metro campus to help promote the signup before the March 31 deadline. The tour, called “Countdown to Get Covered”, stopped in Cincinnati and Columbus also to encourage folks to sign up for health care coverage before the deadline.

Lincoln Financial Group’s Nancy Smith Honored by Philadelphia’s…

Lincoln Financial Group announced today that Nancy Smith, vice president, senior counsel and assistant corporate secretary, has been honored by the Homeless Advocacy Project for her volunteer work facilitating and contributing to pro bono legal clinics. “The legal clinics sponsored by HAP play an instrumental role in transforming the lives of homeless individuals and families,” said Kirkland Hicks, executive vice president and general counsel for Lincoln Financial.

Report: Charleston VA employees ‘improperly’ handled appointment records

A new federal report has determined that patient appointment requests at Charleston’s Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center were sometimes marked “discontinued” or “completed” when it was not clear that veterans had been seen yet by outside health care providers. In one case, an elderly patient with advanced liver cancer was referred by the VA to an outside radiation oncologist in mid-2012.

Planned Parenthood Is Under Attack In Texas, And Media There Are Failing The Challenge

Texas media are omitting crucial information in reports on the state’s move to cut off Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood, including that Texas’ decision was largely based on debunked videos by an anti-abortion activist group, the Center for Medical Progress, and that the move will negatively impact women’s health. In contrast, reporting by online outlets geared toward women put Texas media to shame, explaining that the evidence behind the policy decision is misleading and that the defunding will have dire consequences for women’s health in Texas.

Flood-affected families struggling to cope over Christmas

Six months on from Tasmania’s devastating floods , many families are still struggling emotionally and mentally, a rural support agency says. The problem is so great that Rural Alive and Well has employed a specialist case worker to work with stressed people in flood-affected areas in the north-west of the state.

Letter: New York can cap medication prices

… urging the Republican congressional majority to stand up to the drug companies was right on the mark (“A single health solution,” Nov. 28). I share your extreme skepticism that they’ll act, due to big drug company campaign contributions and heavy …

Trump to meet with Boeing, Lockheed Martin CEOs on Wednesday

Dec 21 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was set to meet on Wednesday with Dennis Muilenburg, the chief executive of Boeing Co, and Marillyn Hewson, the CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp, two defense contractors he has questioned over project costs, a transition official said. Dec 21 A U.S. jury in Ohio on Wednesday ordered DuPont to pay $2 million to a man who said he developed testicular cancer from exposure to a toxic chemical leaked from one of the company’s plants, according to the plaintiff’s lawyer Robert Bilott.