Lib Dems and health trusts say patient and staff safety being put at risk by poor state of ageing infrastructureMillions of patients are being put at risk in crumbling hospitals that are unfit for purpose, MPs have said, as figures reveal more than 2,000 NHS buildings are older than the health service itself.Health bosses have repeatedly warned ministers of the urgent need to plough cash into replacing rundown buildings in order to protect the safety of patients and staff. The maintenance...
The company is benefiting from a rebound in demand for nonurgent surgeries among older adults, who deferred those procedures during the Covid pandemic.
Terrale Johnson, 29, who’d been an All-Big 12 performer at K-State, died unexpectedly on Saturday.
Johnson & Johnson’s recent investments in medical devices helped boost sales, but the company’s total revenue in the first quarter of the year failed to beat Wall Street expectations. Its stock fell 2%to about $144 on Tuesday, following the healthcare giant’s recent quarterly earnings report. The company’s medical device segment experienced the biggest growth in the company during the three months ending March 31, up 4.5% year-over-year to $7.8 billion. Johnson & Johnson said the growth was...
The number of patients in Wales waiting for treatment hit 591600 in
After a long week of bitter infighting among House Republicans — with the rabid Marjorie Taylor Greene nipping at Speaker Mike Johnson's heels — Johnson flew to Mar-a-Lago today to hide behind Donald Trump. And amusingly, after the speaker and Trump met in private, Trump played the part of peacemaker. — Read the rest
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) unveiled a gambit to burst a legislative logjam and unleash a four-vote flood including a standalone vote on tens of billions in American taxpayer aid to Ukraine.
July 18, 1960-April 15, 2024 Scott D. Johnson, 63, passed away from natural causes unexpectedly on April 15, 2024, at his home in Ivins, Utah. He was born on July 18, 1960, in Mitchell, South Dakota to Earl and Audrey Johnson. He married Karen Mast in Columbus, Ohio, on June 6, 1987. Scott worked 35 […]
Rep. Thomas Massie said conservatives would "probably not" start the clock on Saturday on a vote to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership. "Maybe," he added, as he got onto an elevator in the Capitol, less than an hour before the House is set to vote on foreign aid bills. The Kentucky Republican is one of three hardliners who have endorsed a push to boot Johnson, but the timing of when they will try to force a vote is unclear. Once they trigger it, the GOP leader will need help from Democrats...
Speaker Johnson's Ignominious Betrayal Authored by David Stockman via David Stockman's Contra Corner, Speaker Johnson’s ignominious betrayal of fiscal sanity might well be the death knell for the GOP. He is apparently risking his speakership on behalf of $95 billion of foreign aid boondoggles that Uncle Sam cannot remotely afford, and which actually provide zero benefit to the homeland security of America. And we do mean zero, as in nothing, nichts, nada, nyet and nugatory, as we...
Imagine owning a holiday home, but only for half the year, with someone else taking over the rest! Sounds strange, right? Well, that’s the peculiar reality of Pheasant Island, a minuscule piece of land sandwiched between Spain and France that switches countries every six months. It’s the tiniest patch of jointly ruled land on the […]
The Daily Merengue is a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the mods who do a fantastic job, Valyrian Steel, Kung_Fu_Zizou (AKA KFZ), Juninho, NeRObutBlanco and yours truly, Felipejack Per report, the team talk by Ancelotti yesterday lasted longer than usual. Kiyan attended Carlo Ancelotti press-conference and asked “about the tug of war between a low block (Arsenal style) or a game of transitions,...