Public research university in East Anglia, UK
A European study has quantified how inequality increases temperature-related deaths. If Europe’s regions reached the lowest level of material deprivation, heat and cold-related mortality could fall by up to 30%, a major policy argument for targeted relief and poverty reduction.
A Florida group home, All About Living Inc., is facing a lawsuit after a resident with autism and an intellectual disability contracted necrotizing fasciitis, leading to amputation of two fingers. The suit claims systemic understaffing, inadequate training, and deficient supervision.