Island Substandard Medical

Harvey Weinstein accuses Rikers Island of substandard medical treatment

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers filed a legal claim alleging that he is receiving substandard medical treatment in unhygienic conditions while in custody at Rikers Island.

Harvey Weinstein files legal claim alleging lack of medical care and hygiene at Rikers Island jail

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers have filed a legal claim against New York City over allegedly substandard medical treatment and unhygienic conditions

Entertainment - ABC News - 5 hours ago

Is Department of Veterans Affairs care really ‘scandalously substandard’?

VA, certainly, is not perfect. The department has issues — but, as a former secretary of Veterans Affairs, I am convinced the health care VA provides veterans is better than most other Americans ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers file legal claim alleging substandard prison conditions

Lawyers for the disgraced movie mogul prepare lawsuit accusing Rikers Island jail of negligence and failing to provide adequate medical treatment. Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers have filed a legal ...

World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago

Harris wins Rhode Island

Vice President Harris has won Rhode Island, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Her victory does not come as a surprise in the deep blue New England state, where she had a 98 percent ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Monkey Island Fans Create Their Own Game, The Booze of Monkey Island

Although Ron Gilbert came back to the Monkey Island franchise with Return To Monkey Island in 2022, it's unclear when or if the series will ever get another official sequel. But that hasn't ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 5

13 Scary Islanders Facts On Halloween

The Islanders' numbers aren't pretty through the first 10 games of the season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

ESPN Football Island opens in Fortnite Creative

Check out ESPN Football Island in Fortnite Creative, the part of Epic Games' blockbuster title that lets people create their own games.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 29

Ambulance worker attacked boss with hammer in row over rota

Ambulance worker Stacey Smith later texted a friend, admitting "I've smashed her head in".

Florida medical device maker Exactech declares bankruptcy

Exactech faces more than 2,000 lawsuits alleging it sold defective knee and hip implants.

Scary clown attacked with needle at Halloween event

The victim was in costume at an event dubbed online "north Wales ultimate scare fest".

Medic assumed drug overdose, Russian spy poisoning inquiry hears

Paramedics found Sergei and Yulia Skrippal in an area known to be frequented by drug abusers.

China warning hits another medical equipment maker

Smith & Nephew shares slumped on Thursday as it became the second health equipment company in a week to warn that Chinese sales were getting hit hard.

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

Sabres Have Perfect Trade Target In Islanders Star

The Sabres should keep an eye on this Islanders forward during this season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Barzal leaves Islanders road trip due to injury

Mathew Barzal has left the Islanders' road trip with an upper-body injury.

Sports - ESPN - November 1

Whitehouse wins Rhode Island Senate race

Incumbent Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) is projected to win his reelection bid against Republican state Rep. Patricia Morgan in Rhode Island. An aggregate of polling from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

‘Positive’ medical debt credit reporting is a Trojan horse

Congress shouldn’t be fooled and let a Trojan horse hurt consumers by nullifying state laws and the CFPB’s effort to get medical debt off credit reports.

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Palestinian patients evacuated from Gaza for treatment abroad

Seriously injured and ill Palestinians were evacuated in one of the biggest operations in months.

Medical worker sentenced in Ginsberg health data leak

A former health care worker who illegally leaked the health records of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison. Trent Russell, 34, worked as the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Is this tiny Mauritian island a confidential spy station?

India has built a 3km-long runway on Agalega and no-one has fully explained why, angering residents.

World’s largest known coral discovered in Solomon Islands

Gigantic multicoloured organism is visible from space and has grown for between 300 and 500 years. The world’s largest known coral, visible from space, has been discovered in the waters of the ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Why Whoopi Goldberg Is Feuding With a Staten Island Bakery

The left-leaning host of “The View” said the business in a Republican stronghold declined to take an order under her name. The bakery said politics had nothing to do with it.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 16

Tesco row shows Sundays are still sacred on Hebridean islands

The first Sunday opening of a Tesco has sparked a row and put a part of island culture under the spotlight.

Dozens of medics tried in Turkey over baby deaths

Ten newborns died in an alleged scam in which babies were allegedly moved between hospitals for profit.

The Tallest Building in Queens: The Orchard in Long Island City

The Orchard, a rental tower with a dizzying array of luxury amenities, caps a decade of rapid development in the neighborhood.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Court agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi

A federal appeals court says medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don’t have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law

Health - ABC News - Yesterday

Oracle applies to join Epic and others in new federal medical record network

Oracle announced Monday that it intends to join a federally-backed medical information exchange network called TEFCA

Business - CNBC - October 28

Backlash after comedian at Trump rally calls Puerto Rico 'island of garbage'

Republicans join Democrats to condemn Tony Hinchliffe for his comments at the New York event.

One medic left at Gaza hospital as Israel says it arrested 100 ‘terrorists’

Only one doctor remains at Kamal Adwan Hospital after a days-long Israeli raid, the Hamas-run health ministry says.

Former Islander Ross Johnston on Return: 'I'm Forever Grateful'

On Wednesday night, former New York Islanders forward Ross Johnston made his return to Long Island. The Hockey News caught up with him following the game to get his thoughts.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29

An electric hydrofoil ferry offers cleaner journeys among Stockholm's 14 islands

A high-tech electric ferry service has began operating in Stockholm, offering commuters a low-carbon way to zip through the waterways of the Swedish capital, which is built on 14 islands

World - ABC News - October 29

Canada judge halts medically assisted death of woman in rare injunction

Court order blocks Vancouver physician Ellen Wiebe from euthanizing Alberta resident due to lack of physical ailment. A British Columbia judge has issued a rare, last-minute injunction barring a ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

This European island is likened to the Maldives. I stayed for a week – for $1,500

Sardinia has white beaches, turquoise sea and plenty of watersports, rather like the Maldives. And it's possible to travel inexpensively there too.

Business - CNBC - November 1

MPs who are also medics urge colleagues to support assisted dying bill

Exclusive: Cross-party group’s letter comes after health secretary said he doubted NHS could enact the change. A cross-party group of MPs who are practising medics and former NHS staff have written ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Bo Horvat scores as the Islanders top the Sabres 4-3

Bo Horvat and Maxim Tsyplakov each had a goal and an assist, helping the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3

Sports - ABC News - November 1

Eye on America: AI medical breakthroughs, and a Disney Imagineer receives a major honor

In Massachusetts, we learn how artificial intelligence is making medicine more accurate and improving patients' lives. And in California, we meet an acclaimed Disney Imagineer and lifelong inventor ...

Islanders On The Lookout For Left-Side Defenseman, Three Trade Possibilities

With Adam Pelech and Mike Reilly injured, the Islanders need a left-side defenseman.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 3

Artemi Panarin scores twice as the Rangers beat the Islanders 5-2

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Mika Zibanejad had three assists and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the New York Islanders 5-2

Sports - ABC News - November 3

Latest in Island Substandard Medical

Harvey Weinstein accuses Rikers Island of substandard medical treatment

Harvey Weinstein files legal claim alleging lack of medical care and hygiene at Rikers Island jail

Is Department of Veterans Affairs care really ‘scandalously substandard’?

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers file legal claim alleging substandard prison conditions

Harris wins Rhode Island

Monkey Island Fans Create Their Own Game, The Booze of Monkey Island

13 Scary Islanders Facts On Halloween

ESPN Football Island opens in Fortnite Creative

Ambulance worker attacked boss with hammer in row over rota

Florida medical device maker Exactech declares bankruptcy

Scary clown attacked with needle at Halloween event

Medic assumed drug overdose, Russian spy poisoning inquiry hears

China warning hits another medical equipment maker

Sabres Have Perfect Trade Target In Islanders Star

Barzal leaves Islanders road trip due to injury

Whitehouse wins Rhode Island Senate race

‘Positive’ medical debt credit reporting is a Trojan horse

Palestinian patients evacuated from Gaza for treatment abroad

Medical worker sentenced in Ginsberg health data leak

Is this tiny Mauritian island a confidential spy station?

World’s largest known coral discovered in Solomon Islands

Why Whoopi Goldberg Is Feuding With a Staten Island Bakery

Tesco row shows Sundays are still sacred on Hebridean islands

Dozens of medics tried in Turkey over baby deaths

The Tallest Building in Queens: The Orchard in Long Island City

Court agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi

Oracle applies to join Epic and others in new federal medical record network

Backlash after comedian at Trump rally calls Puerto Rico 'island of garbage'

One medic left at Gaza hospital as Israel says it arrested 100 ‘terrorists’

Former Islander Ross Johnston on Return: 'I'm Forever Grateful'

An electric hydrofoil ferry offers cleaner journeys among Stockholm's 14 islands

Canada judge halts medically assisted death of woman in rare injunction

This European island is likened to the Maldives. I stayed for a week – for $1,500

MPs who are also medics urge colleagues to support assisted dying bill

Bo Horvat scores as the Islanders top the Sabres 4-3

Eye on America: AI medical breakthroughs, and a Disney Imagineer receives a major honor

Islanders On The Lookout For Left-Side Defenseman, Three Trade Possibilities

Artemi Panarin scores twice as the Rangers beat the Islanders 5-2

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