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3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (510+ words) Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed a doctor and a private hospital to pay Rs 65.5 lakh in compensation, along with 8 percent interest, to the family of a 58-year-old patient who died after hernia surgery. The Commission took…...

7+ hour, 29+ min ago   (155+ words) The Nansemond Indian Nation and its Tribal health program, Fishing Point Healthcare, filed a federal lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia and its agencies and high-level officials, including Governor Glenn Youngkin, alleging multiple violations of federal law. The suit accuses…...

22+ hour, 38+ min ago   (594+ words) THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a campaign urging employers to assess workplace noise and vibration risks and take action before workers suffer permanent ill health. Around 15,000 workers develop hearing problems caused or made worse by work every…...

19+ hour, 59+ min ago   (274+ words) The Times of India Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted medical termination of the over-25-week pregnancy of a Stage 4 cancer patient (14), a sexual assault survivor, to enable her treatment to start.Justices Bharati Dangre and Ashish Chavan considered…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (477+ words) The futuristic glasses can change their strength with a turn of a dial, depending on what the wearer is using them for. The glasses can change focus from -5 to +2 in a matter of seconds, eliminating the need to carry multiple…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (297+ words) October 13, 2026 — 8:11pm Robin Smith, who developed the condition after exposure to asbestos while working as a plumber for decades in Mackay, won $1,897,000 in compensation, plus legal costs. Now in his late 70s, Smith was exposed to asbestos between 1981 and the mid-1990s while…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (509+ words) Leading law firm Slater and Gordon Lawyers has won Australia’s largest-ever asbestosis compensation payment on record – $1,897,000 plus legal costs – for a Queensland man suffering from the disease. Mr Robin Smith, now in his late 70s, developed asbestosis after exposure to asbestos…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (812+ words) A Mackay man has been awarded $1.9m after he was exposed to asbestos at his workplace as late as the mid 1990s. (ABC News: Nic MacBean) A Queensland man dying from asbestosis has won Australia's biggest compensation payment on record for the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (396+ words) A Queensland man who has only a handful of years left to live has been awarded Australia’s biggest asbestos compensation payment. A dying Queensland man has been awarded Australia’s largest-ever asbestosis compensation payment of almost $1.9m. Robin Smith, now aged in…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (628+ words) Leading law firm Slater and Gordon Lawyers has won Australia’s largest-ever asbestosis compensation payment on record – $1,897,000 plus legal costs – for a Queensland man suffering from the disease. Mr Robin Smith, now in his late 70s, developed asbestosis after exposure to asbestos…...