The wave of Omicron appears to be milder according to preliminary studies published in the UK and South Africa. Early evidence suggests fewer people are needing hospital treatment than with other variants – with estimates ranging from a 30% to a 70% reduction. But the concern remains that even if ... Read More »
Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank needs to step up monitoring of financial excesses following an extended period of record-low interest rates, citing commercial real estate as one area of concern. “With inflation under control, overheating has shown up in the form of financial excess,” Powell ... Read More »
UNITED NATIONS – A U.N. expert says junk food is a human rights concern. Hilal Elver, the U.N.’s special representative on the right to food, said Tuesday the rise of industrial food production combined with trade liberalization has allowed large corporations to flood the global market with cheap, nutrient-poor foods ... Read More »
Steps to reduce bloodstream infections in dialysis patients will be mapped out Thursday at a meeting of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a coalition of kidney and dialysis groups. Dialysis treatment — either in a hospital, a dialysis unit or at home — is needed when ... Read More »
Millions of people buying insurance in the marketplaces created by thefederal health care law have one feature in mind. It is not finding a favorite doctor, or even a trusted company. It is how much — or, more precisely, how little — they can pay in premiums each month. And ... Read More »
The President of the Mapuche association of Mayors in Chile, Juan Carlos Rinao, has stressed theimportance of reactivating the global movement of team spirit inside the stricken times Latin americaand the arena are currently dwelling. A graduate of the first courses of the Latin American faculty of clinical Sciences (ELAM), ... Read More »
