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Cassidy criticizes Trump’s FDA pick, says her role in vaccine order is ‘almost disqualifying’
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who chairs the Senate Health Committee, laid out his concerns over President Trump’s choice to tap Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), saying her involvement in the administration’s recent vaccine order is “almost disqualifying.” “While I respect Dr. Overton’s experience as a physician, I have strong…
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Nashville hospital leaves patient PARALYZED after drug mix-up saw doctors swap anesthetic for ‘deadly substance’
A patient at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville was left paralysed after a medication mix-up during knee surgery, in which an anaesthetic was reportedly swapped for potassium, described as a “deadly substance”. The case has raised serious concerns about medication safety protocols within the hospital, as such an error could have proven fatal…
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Mad Cow Disease is confirmed at UK farm
Tests have confirmed a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as Mad Cow Disease, at a farm in the UK, prompting a swift response from animal health authorities. The discovery is significant because BSE can, in rare cases, be transmitted to humans through contaminated beef products, and any confirmed case triggers strict containment…
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Woman, 80, dies after being trampled by a cow on Devon farm
An 80-year-old woman has died after being trampled by a cow on a farm in Devon, in what appears to be a tragic farming accident. Such incidents, while rare, highlight the dangers livestock can pose, particularly to vulnerable individuals, and are typically followed by investigations from local police and health and safety authorities to establish…
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Chris Hansen Questions “Hollywood’s Motive” With A24’s ‘Primetime’, Reacts To Robert Pattinson Casting: “I’m Going To See It”
Chris Hansen, the former host of NBC’s “To Catch a Predator,” has said he will watch A24’s upcoming film “Primetime,” in which Robert Pattinson plays a dramatised version of him. Hansen, who was invited by the film-makers to a private screening, said he remains cautious about the project and questioned what he called “Hollywood’s motive”…
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Penn State frat cocaine ring suspects allegedly used Cash App, Snapchat to arrange drug deals
Grand jury documents unsealed in Pennsylvania have detailed a multi-state cocaine trafficking operation allegedly run through two Penn State fraternities, Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi. Fourteen defendants face charges after investigators say the ring imported drugs from New York and Philadelphia, with pledges allegedly made to cut and package the cocaine as part of the…
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Daniel Roher, Lord Miller Set Universal Pictures Adaptation Of Forrest Brazeal Novel ‘Paradox Inc.’
Universal Pictures is developing a feature film adaptation of Forrest Brazeal’s forthcoming debut novel Paradox Inc., with production shingle Lord Miller and director Daniel Roher attached to the project. The deal brings together the Oscar-winning team behind Project Hail Mary with Roher, an Academy Award-winning filmmaker known for the documentary Navalny and this year’s Tuner,…
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Suspects at large after Tucson police recruit killed, Pima County corrections officer wounded in shooting
A Tucson police recruit was shot dead and his partner, a Pima County corrections officer, was wounded in a shooting on the outskirts of the city, with the suspects still at large. Authorities described the victims as a couple, both working in local law enforcement, and confirmed the attack has prompted a manhunt in the…
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How ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘Pluribus’ Casting Directors Found Their Emmy-Worthy Town Locals, Hospital Patients and Hive Mind Members
Casting directors behind several Emmy-nominated shows – “The Pitt,” “Widow’s Bay,” “Pluribus” and “Hacks” – have been recognised this awards season for filling out supporting and guest roles that helped their series stand out. Character actors including Kate O’Flynn, Carlos Manuel Vesga, Lauren Weedman and Patrick Ball earned their first Emmy nominations for smaller but…
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Privately funded Scots hospital to cost taxpayers tens of millions of pounds as it transfers to NHS next year
The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, built and maintained under a controversial 25-year Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deal, is due to transfer from private operator Consort Healthcare to NHS Lothian next year, but taxpayers will have to cover tens of millions of pounds in outstanding maintenance costs. Consort has received around £1 billion over the life…