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Buttigieg, Booker Lead Midterm Democratic Health Care Push
In a snowy Wisconsin border town on Friday night, Pete Buttigieg, the former Biden administration official known for his sharp verbal prose, exhorted a boisterous town hall crowd to pressure their Republican congressman on health care, condemning…
NITF and CECB Sign MoU to Implement AGRAHARA Medical Insurance for CECB Staff
The National Insurance Trust Fund (NITF) and the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) have formalized a significant partnership aimed at strengthening employee welfare, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide the…
Nxera Pharma Reports Positive Results From Phase 3 Trial of Daridorexant in South Korea
Daridorexant is a dual orexin receptor antagonist being developed by Nxera for the treatment of adult patients with insomnia and is approved and marketed in Japan as QUVIVIQ Phase 3 trial of daridorexant in South Korea met both primary and…
FDI's 100% attraction for insurers
Allianz sold 23 per cent of its 26 per cent stake in two joint ventures in India — Bajaj General Insurance and Bajaj Life Insurance — to the promoter Bajaj Group, ending a near 25-year partnership with one of India's biggest…
Budget 2026: Insurers eyes higher tax exemptions & boost to retirement savings
Measures to encourage retirement savings, increase premium cap for tax-free maturity for Unit Linked Insurance Products (ULIP) are some of major wish-list of insurers in the upcoming Union Budget for FY2026-27. “India is facing a widening…
Women flocking to clinic for breast enhancement without surgery
READ MORE: I bitterly regretted having breast implants in my 40s Young women from across the US are flocking to a New York City clinic to get bigger and more lifted breasts, all without going under the knife. Cleavage Clinic, based in Midtown…
Time to Crack Down on Fraud
Why pay taxes when so much of your hard-earned money goes to fraudsters instead of doing good? Government bureaucrats and elected politicians, mostly Democrats, scream in outrage when any effort is made to crack down on fraud by requiring proof of…
TPP announces its policy agenda for local elections
The Taiwan People's Party (TPP) yesterday unveiled its policy platform for the local elections. The TPP's 80-page policy white paper is more substantive and practical than typical reports submitted by central ministries to the legislature, TPP…
16 'Fatal' Home Safety Mistakes You Are Probably Making Every Day, Straight From First Responders
'If the fire is small enough, it's better to put a lid on it if you don't have a fire blanket or extinguisher.' 'It took the EMTs an extra 10–15 minutes to get her out of the house. That is an eternity in an emergency. The doctor at the ER…
Solving the Home Care Quandary
You're ready to leave the hospital, but you don't feel able to care for yourself at home yet. Or, you've completed a couple of weeks in rehab. Can you handle your complicated medication regimen, along with shopping and cooking? Perhaps you fell in…
New York healthcare worker voices solidarity with striking nurses
The World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) spoke to a medical tech at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital about the ongoing strike of nurses at the facility and three other hospitals in New York. The worker, who wished to remain anonymous, described his own…
Thinking About Dr. Martin Luther King and Health Citizenship in 2026
Today as we appreciate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., I post a photo of him in my hometown of Detroit in 1963, giving a preliminary version of the “I Have a Dream” speech he would deliver two months later in Washington, DC.
New Zealand 'ManageMyHealth' hack exposes thousands of patients' medical records
A ransomware attack on New Zealand's “ManageMyHealth” (MMH) medical portal, disclosed on New Year's Day, has exposed sensitive medical records of some 127,000 patients nationwide. The cybercriminal group “Kazu” claimed…
Merit bonuses increased in Carolina Beach amid employee retention concerns
CAROLINA BEACH — One local beach town is trying out a new tactic to entice jobseekers to its doorsteps, following a request for action from its town manager. Earlier this week, the Carolina Beach Town Council voted unanimously in favor of…
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