On Wednesday of last week, Florida’s Supreme Court agreed to dismiss a case pertaining to the death of an escaped patient from the UF Health Shands Psychiatric Hospital. Despite having denied requests for dismissal twice, even after a settlement between both parties had been reached, the majority has since moved in favor to drop the
President-Elect Trump took an important step towards uniting our country last Thursday as he negotiated with the CEO of United Technologies, a major defense contractor and the parent company of furnace-maker Carrier. Appearing to fulfill a campaign promise to keep Carrier from shipping jobs to Mexico (but which Trump later explained he didn’t remember saying
In a stunning and surprise (and perhaps temporary) victory for the water protectors gathered at the Standing Rock protest camp, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that they will not approve the easement necessary for construction of the hated Dakota Access Pipeline. This decision means that construction of the pipeline will be delayed for
Flint, Michigan resident LeeAnne Walters has come up against yet another adversary in her fight for clean water—the U.S. Navy. Walters, who has been a leading activist in the ongoing Flint water scandal, battling intransigent city and state officials, revealed last week that her husband Dennis has for months been the victim of punishment and
A West Virginia woman and her husband were recently awarded the maximum amount allowed by the state for medical malpractice cases by Federal Judge Irene Berger. The amount, which totals $672,681.67, was in response to Sara Lambert Smith’s lawsuit brought against the United States upon undergoing an unnecessary hysterectomy after the birth of her first
In December of 2014, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R) passed a law that would allow the state to conduct drug tests on welfare recipients suspected of abusing illegal substances while receiving government benefits. Beginning in October 2015, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHA) conducted a year-long pilot project based on the law,
Bill Horton was a cautious man of the road. He lived looking over his shoulder and remained faithful to his code. When something caught his eye, he’d measure his need. Then very carefully he’d proceed. Last Tuesday, Barack Obama awarded Bruce Springsteen—and 20 other entertainers, artists, entrepreneurs and activists—the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest
What started as a despicable case of the gross abuse of power by a trusted physician putting profit over patient has since turned into a sickening display of greed, corruption and utter shame. After being accused of providing kickbacks to former Oakland County, Michigan cancer doctor Farid Fata in exchange for cancer referrals to drum
After willfully failing to follow proper infection control procedures over the course of a year, a dentist who provided care to hundreds of veterans at Wisconsin’s Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center has put those he treated at potential risk for developing HIV and Hepatitis B and C. This latest development follows the center’s already tarnished
California has been facing severe drought conditions since 2011. Much of the media coverage surrounding the drought has been given over to direct human concerns, such as the folks painting their lawns green (rather than, say, landscaping with native or drought-resistant plants) and water restrictions for residents and farmers. However, lurking in the background, there’s another