The Guardian view on physician associates: the NHS must level with the public | Editorial
THis plans for England's NHS workforce, created under the Conservative Party, are already under consideration. Given Labor's pledge to rebuild the system with a focus on prevention and care delivered in the community rather than hospitals, it is inevitable that the overall workforce will be restructured when the 10-year plan launches next year. . But […]
Senate has 6 weeks to vote to lift Social Security for public workers. Will it? – USA TODAY
Public sector workers are nervous in the hope that the Senate will pass a bill within the next six weeks that would allow them to receive the Social Security benefits they feel they are entitled to. It was passed by a bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. Social Security Fairness Act […]
RFK Is a ‘Threat’ to Public Safety, He ‘Doesn’t Believe in Medical Science’
Former President Biden's White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said Wednesday on CNN's “The Read” that President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., believes in medicine. He said he did not. “There's a lot of fear with RFK Jr. and what he's said about vaccines and medicine, […]
GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin: Letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a 'slippery slope'
Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said teaching the Bible to Oklahoma's public school educators is “a slippery slope” when the teachers themselves “may not be believers.” “It's an easy slope,” he said. Mullin, who serves on a Senate committee that oversees education, said he wants his children to know the Bible. I think when placed […]
Social Security Fairness Act puts retirement fate of those receiving public pensions in the Senate's hands – News 5 Cleveland WEWS
CLEVELAND — The retirement income of more than 270,000 Ohioans could be significantly affected by U.S. Senate action in the coming weeks. In Ohio, since 1983, firefighters, police officers, teachers, and other public employees enrolled in the state Public Employees' Retirement System have not been able to collect their full Social Security benefits upon retirement. […]
Long-hidden space under Brooklyn Bridge reopens after 15 years — and public is in awe
A long-closed piece of land under the Brooklyn Bridge has reopened to the public for the first time in 15 years, bringing back new green space to one of the city's most congested neighborhoods. The 15,000-square-foot site in Lower Manhattan is part of a larger area known as “The Arches,” and was renovated and restored […]
Kim Jong-un Tests Suicide Drones in First Public Appearance Since Trump Win
North Korea's communist dictator Kim Jong-un appears testing a purportedly homemade suicide drone, marking his first public appearance since President-elect Donald Trump won a second term with the White Party. It was his first appearance, state media reported on Friday. house. North Korea's state media has not made any mention of the US election results […]
RFK Jr. vows to be 'honest public servant' as HHS chief
Environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to be an “honest public servant” if confirmed to be secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). “Together, we will root out corruption, end the revolving door between industry and government, and return our nation's health institutions to a rich tradition of gold standards […]
How the states can protect public health from the federal fringe takeover
If you look at it, past centuryAs we go through a back and forth between Republican and Democratic presidents, we see a continued and strong commitment to science-based public health practices. This effort has had incredible results AchievementsThis includes controlling infectious diseases, sharply reducing deaths from heart disease and stroke, safer and healthier foods, healthier mothers and […]
Paris prosecutor seeks jail and public office ban for Marine Le Pen | Marine Le Pen
Paris prosecutors have sought five years in prison and five years ban from public office in a trial in which far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 24 others were charged with embezzling EU funds. The trial, which comes almost a decade after the initial investigation began, threatens to undermine efforts by the National Rally (RN) […]