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Equifax Breach Prompts Colorado Lawmakers to Improve Consumer Protections

- January 26, 2018

A lot has happened since the Equifax data hack that happened last year. Since news of the hack broke, businesses and lawmakers alike have proposed and even implemented safeguards to prevent similar hacks from occurring in the future. In fact, just recently Republican and Democrat lawmakers in Colorado have begun to “crack down on companies that collect and store personal information that could be used by identity thieves.”

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Are Hospital Patients Less Likely to Survive Cardiac Arrest After Hours?

- January 26, 2018

Did you know hospital patients who experience a cardiac arrest might “be more likely to die if it happens in the middle of the night or on a weekend than if it occurs on a weekday” during regular business hours? That’s what one U.S. study is suggesting. After examining data on “more than 151,000 adults who had a cardiac arrest at 470 U.S. hospitals between 2000 and 2014,” researchers determined that cardiac arrest patients had a better chance of living if the potentially fatal medical emergency occurs during the day, Monday through Friday.

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$40M Settlement Reached Between Delaware County Family and Hospital, Ending Medical Malpractice Case

- January 26, 2018

Recently, a Delaware County jury awarded “$40 million to the family of a 6-year-old who suffered a spinal injury during birth.” The settlement is the largest of its kind in the county, but how will it be divided up, and what was the lawsuit about that resulted in such a large settlement? For starters, the settlement is related to a lawsuit filed on behalf of Grayson Charlton, a young girl who has been paralyzed “from her mid-chest down” since birth due to a medical error. According to the settlement agreement, “$10 million will go towards past and future pain and suffering, while the rest of the award will go toward future economic damages.”

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Longtime MSU President Lou Anna Simon Resigns in Wake of Nassar Scandal

- January 25, 2018

Lou Anna Simon, the long-time president of Michigan State University, resigned from her post amidst pressure Wednesday evening. Criticized for her handling of the Larry Nassar scandal, Simon’s step down was arguably overdue. Although the university Board of Trustees reaffirmed their faith in her leadership Friday, calls for Simon’s resignation only intensified after Dr. Nassar’s

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Trump Will Give Citizenship to 1.8 Million Illegal Immigrants… for $25 Billion in Border Wall Funding

- January 25, 2018

President Donald Trump is expected to make a proposal on Monday, offering citizenship to 1.8 million illegal immigrants in exchange for billions of dollars in border wall funding. According to Politico.com, White House adviser Stephen Miller outlined the new framework in a phone call to Oval Office surrogates and Capitol Hill staffers. Trump’s deal would

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NAACP Sues Trump Administration, Claiming Discrimination Against Haitian Refugees

- January 25, 2018

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, alleging its decision to rescind a temporary, protected immigration status for Haitians was racially motivated. “The action by the Department of Homeland Security to rescind TPS [temporary protective status] for

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National Frozen Foods Corporation (NFFC) Voluntarily Recalls Green Beans Over Listeria Concerns

- January 25, 2018

A voluntary nationwide recall was recently announced by the National Frozen Foods Corporation (NFFC) involving “a limited quantity of Not-Ready-To Eat Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) green beans and IQF mixed vegetables because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.” Potential Listeria contamination is a serious matter because the organism has the potential to “cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.” Even healthy individuals can experience symptoms such as fever, nausea, stiffness, and abdominal pain, among others.

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