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New Report Highlights Metal Hip Implant Problems

Modern, all-metal hip implants appear no more effective than traditional implants and may be less safe, according to a new report, a finding that could hurt orthopedic companies that make the devices and accelerate lawsuits. The report, published on Tuesday …

Kansas Moving Mental Patients for Fire Safety Issues

Kansas plans to move about 30 patients out of a state mental hospital in Kansas City so that it can be renovated to address fire safety issues. The Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services announced Wednesday the patients will be …

Learn Safety Lessons, Regulators Tell Oil Firms

Oil and gas companies must improve the way they deal with safety issues in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico and Montara oil spills, regulators said at a two-day conference on safety in the sector. The issue has come …

Report: Transocean Contributed to Gulf Disaster

Flaws in Transocean Ltd.’s emergency training and equipment and a poor safety culture contributed to the deadly Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion that led to the Gulf oil spill, according to a Coast Guard report released Friday. The report centered …