‘Fight is what killed him’: Medical expert testifies Tacoma police killed Manuel Ellis
An expert in forensic pathology testified Monday that Manuel Ellis likely would have lived if not for the actions of Tacoma police officers, three of whom are on trial in Pierce County Superior Court for Ellis’s death. Dr. Roger Mitchell, former chief medical examiner for Washington, D.C., affirmed ex-Pierce County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Clark’s ruling that Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died by homicide from oxygen deprivation caused by physical restraint, during questioning by special prosecutor Patty Eakes last week. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Brian Hayes/News Tribune)
Hospitals sue state to prevent new rules requiring charity care coverage for out-of-state residents
The Washington State Hospital Association filed suit Monday against the state Department of Health over a proposed rule allowing out-of-state patients to receive charity care, claiming such a policy would make medical care harder to access and more expensive for Washington residents. “It requires hospitals to provide free or discounted care to anyone from anywhere. The new approach would make Washington State a medical tourism destination,” Taya Briley, the association’s lawyer, said in a statement. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (pixabay)
FDA may soon ban some chemical hair-straightening products over cancer risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on hair-straightening products that contain or release formaldehyde – a known human carcinogen, according to documents published online. Chemical hair straighteners or “relaxers” are treatments applied to hair to make it less frizzy or straighter, breaking the protein bonds in hair. Continue reading at Fox 13. (Ben Hasty/Getty Images)
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