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Few people had heard of Ann Marie Smith before a chilly afternoon in mid-May last year.Important points:Ann Marie Smith died in April 2020 and her only carer, Rosa Maione, pleaded guilty to manslaughter this weekMs. Smith's death led to…

The Indian government made it clear on Tuesday that it cannot automatically assume that deaths or hospital stays after the Covid-19 vaccination were due to vaccination and debunked several reports alleging deaths after…

Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott pledged to involve disability attorneys in devising possible "triage protocols" to help determine who might be denied care when hospitals are overwhelmed. However, key provincial…

The death of Ann Marie Smith on April 6, 2020 shocked the nation, sparking a task force and a series of state and federal investigations. And yet the feeling remains that systemic change could be years away. This is of little comfort to…

It's been a year since Ann Marie Smith died in appalling circumstances. Now another woman with a disability fears that she and others may suffer a similar fate. Important points:Ann Marie Smith died a year ago todayAnother woman with a…

FARMINGTON - A judge has filed a lawsuit to see if Davis County is liable for civil harm because a prison nurse failed to check an inmate's vital signs and she blew to death internally.In a hearing on…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Kedar Williams couldn't save himself from suffocating at school, but his memory can help save the lives of many other students with disabilities.A year and a half after Williams, a…

Disability rights advocates believe the technique used by Sheriff MPs to hold back Alexander Jimenez, a Warrenton man who died in police custody in Clatsop County Jail in April, increased his risk of…

RICHMOND - After over 400 years more executions than any other state, Virginia could become the first southern state to abolish the death penalty. The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates each passed…

A money-obsessed husband stabbed his estranged wife to death after she refused to agree to his plans to split her £ 1 million fortune, a court heard today.Ray Hoadley, 62, is charged with murdering 58-year-old Jackie Hoadley at her family…