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TL/DR - Patient safety indicators have not rebounded since the pandemic, according to two new reports. US federal officials aim to return to pre-pandemic safety levels by 2025 and target a further 25% reduction in patient harms by 2030. The reports highlight significant worsening of key patient safety measures during the first two years of the…

TL/DR - Lawyers for former President Donald Trump stated they cannot post a $464 million bond in a New York civil fraud case, thereby preventing the NY Attorney General’s Office from collecting the judgment against Trump while he tries to appeal. Trump and his adult sons were ordered to pay $355 million plus interest for over a decade of fraud,…

TL/DR - Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers have pleaded guilty to charges related to the torture of two Black men in January 2023. The officers, who referred to themselves as "The Goon Squad", raided a house without a warrant, subjected two Black residents to racist abuse, physical assault, and staged a mock execution which resulted…

TL/DR - The article discusses the controversy and challenges surrounding mandatory vaccination policies for healthcare workers (HCWs), providing historical context with the 1905 US Supreme Court case, Jacobson v Massachusetts, which upheld a mandatory smallpox vaccination order. Despite patient safety concerns and mixed success rates of voluntary…