Computer Catastrophe at Highland
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Highland computer network systems unexpectedly shut down twice last week, sending the hospital into chaos as computers, phones, elevators, and badge-access doors all suddenly stopped working. Patient care was severely disrupted for several hours over both days. Nurses […]
Trump Administration Rolls Back Protections for Trans Youth
Recently, The U.S. Education Department (ED), under the Trump administration, announced the ending of Title IX agreements with five school districts and one college that protected transgender students from discrimination. Title IX is a 1972 civil rights law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education programs receiving federal funding. Under previous administrations, its regulations were further extended to transgender and gay students. […]