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Memphis is bracing for the release of police bodycam footage showing the arrest and killing of Tyre Nichols
Five former police officers in Memphis, TN, have been charged with murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, and official oppression.
Ahead of the footage's release, Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis warned:
"You're going to see a disregard for human life."
The video will be uploaded to YouTube in four separate clips sometime after 6 p.m. CT Friday. Surveillance video from the neighborhood will accompany the body camera footage.
The U.S. and Germany have decided to send battle tanks to Ukraine after months of hesitation
Ukraine has been lobbying the Western allies for months to send military equipment and finally reached a successful deal with Germany and the U.S. NATO allies are applauding the announcements.
Do you think the U.S. should be doing more or less to aid Ukraine? Tell your Reps.
Scientists urge the FDA to classify aging as a diseaseĀ
The FDA recognizes aging as a natural process of life. Some scientists are trying to change that.
There is a growing consensus among the scientific community that aging should be considered a disease, which would allow the medical community to directly fight the symptoms of aging to prevent another medical condition from developing.Ā
Should aging be considered a disease? Let the FDA know what you think
Should fast food companies pay higher wages or hire younger ages?
Californiaās move to raise the minimum wage is only one approach to the fast food labor shortage and the demands of movements like Fight for $15. Employers in other states are recruiting 14- and 15-year-olds to help address the labor shortage.
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Is the FDA that BORED?! I am sure there are more important matters to address or else they are simply over staffed
FDA is not able to classify aging as a disease as the ICD classification system is managed by WHO and they released ICD-11(Feb 2022) without replacing senility with old age.
What FDA can do is allow research into treatments for age related diseases which if approved could then be billed using ICD-11-CM (Clinical Modification under the ICD-11 extension code āaging-relatedā diseases that was updated from ācaused by pathological process,ā to "caused by biological process".
Ā FDA only controls approved country specific treatments for WHO defined disease conditions used globally in order to support development of new treatment therapies like using Metformin to slow aging, prescribing and billing.
Ā https://www.who.int/news/item/11-02-2022-icd-11-2022-release
Ā https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/10/19/1061070/is-old-age-a-disease/amp/
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I remember them all, and I will continue to speak out against racism, white supremacy, intolerance, homophobia/transphobia, xenophobia, and fascism.