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Durham's HEART program, which sends unarmed mental-health and peer responders to certain 911 calls, is profiled as a model that has expanded citywide and drawn research suggesting increased calls and fewer arrests. The piece traces its launch after George Floyd's killing and how police came to accept it as a fourth arm of emergency response.
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Four states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures in November, with Missouri and Nevada considering the issue again after 2024. The measures follow the Dobbs decision and reflect a patchwork of state abortion laws. The article centers on abortion-rights supporters' concerns and a Republican-led effort in Missouri to overturn recent protections.
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The NHS is expanding Martha's Rule to all A&E departments in England by March 2028, allowing patients, families, and staff to request an urgent second opinion if they fear concerns about deteriorating care are being ignored. The rule is named after 13-year-old Martha Mills, who died of sepsis in 2021 after her family's concerns were not acted upon. Officials call the measure a critical new lifeline and say pilot calls have already led to life-saving interventions.
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Martha’s Rule, which lets patients or families request an urgent second opinion when they believe care is deteriorating, has been extended from hospital wards to A&E departments across the NHS. The article recounts Martha Mills’s preventable sepsis death and cites pilot data and patient-safety officials to present the expansion as a life-saving improvement.
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The article profiles young people rejected from the British Army and RAF on medical grounds despite being fit and active, and reports critics including a Labour MP and a former SNP defence spokesman saying recruitment rules are too strict. The MoD and an occupational medicine expert defend strict health standards as necessary for operational effectiveness.
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CBS News features 'Fast Food Nation' author Eric Schlosser raising concerns about the Trump administration's import of 660 million pounds of Brazilian beef to lower prices. The segment frames the policy as likely to worsen food safety problems.
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A man shot by an immigration officer in Austin says he was discharged from a hospital with a bullet still lodged near his spine and taken into ICE custody within hours. The article recounts his account of the shooting and detention, though most of the piece is behind a paywall.
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Mifepristone and a similar drug are approved and used to treat conditions beyond abortion, including uterine fibroids and endometriosis. The segment examines how efforts by anti-abortion groups to further restrict these drugs can affect treatment for those other conditions.
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A new report by Accra Reset warns that US withdrawal from aid programs, especially USAID and Pepfar, has strained healthcare in Africa and the Global South, forcing countries to restructure financing and absorb health workers. It cites clinic closures, funding contraction, and calls for greater country ownership, while polling shows many Americans support restoring some aid.
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Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer asked a judge to investigate the lone holdout juror in her murder trial and filed a separate motion to dismiss the case rather than retry her. The jury mistrialed after 11 jurors favored clearing Clancy due to postpartum psychosis, while one juror sided with prosecutors.
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Sens. Susan Collins and Patty Murray, leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, condemned reported White House plans to give political appointees more control over NIH grant approvals. They argued the move would politicize science and violate congressional intent, while the White House has not publicly confirmed the plans.
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The New York City Department of Investigation has hired outside lawyers to examine what mayoral administrations from Giuliani through Adams knew about toxic dust at Ground Zero and whether they acted on it. The probe follows a City Council resolution and the Mamdani administration’s release of records about 9/11 air-quality risks. A plaintiffs’ lawyer questions whether the inquiry will trigger legal liability but welcomes the disclosure.