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Apple’s Big Problem Gets Bigger
Apple (AAPL) has been one of the big surprises of the current quarterly earnings season so far. The manufacturer of the iPhone and the iPad managed to thwart the most optimistic forecasts during th...
Long Covid is affecting women more than men, national survey finds
A woman receives a dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a sport stadium during the coronavirus disease pandemic, in Vina del Mar, Chile, April 22, 2021. Rodrigo Garrido | Re...
Guests Trapped In Disney On Halloween As China Locks Down Theme Park Over Covid Scare
Topline Shanghai’s Disney Resort unexpectedly closed its doors on Monday after officials tightened Covid restrictions, trapping guests inside as cases across China climb and patience over Beijing̵...
China’s factory activity fell in October bogged down by Covid controls
China’s factory activity declined in October, official data showed Monday. Pictured here on Oct. 27, 2022, in Jiangsu province is an aluminum products company. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty I...
Covid cases, controls spread in China
Covid cases and controls have increased in China this month. Pictured here on Oct. 27, 2022, is a neighborhood in Shanghai that’s been fenced in for Covid control. Future Publishing | Future Pub...
Walmart Continues Its Rapid Expansion In Healthcare, Announcing 16 New Facilities
Retail giant and household staple Walmart has proven time and again to be a relentless source of value. Having become one of the most well-known national brands over the last few decades, it has staye...
American companies increasingly look outside of China after Covid
Parts of Shanghai have faced intermittent restrictions on business due to Covid controls, even after a broader two-month lockdown ended in June. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Nearl...
Cancer Deaths Continue Falling In U.S., Report Finds
Topline Cancer deaths are declining in the U.S., according to a report published in the journal Cancer on Wednesday, continuing decades of progress fighting back against one of America’s biggest kille...
Pandemic Recovery Will Take Years, London’s Heathrow Airport Warns
Topline London’s Heathrow Airport admitted it could be years before air travel rebounds from the Covid-19 pandemic, the latest in a series of grim predictions for the beleaguered sector as it faces ma...
India’s Digital Health Ecosystem Is An Unparalleled Opportunity
The Indian healthcare system is a remarkable phenomenon in many ways. Boasting one of the largest social health programs in the world, in addition to incredible research and development facilities, th...
People who had mild Covid had increased risk of blood clots: UK study
A patient receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at Sparrow Laboratories Drive-Thru Services in Lansing, Michigan, December 27, 2021. Emily Elconin | Reuters People who caught mild cases of Co...
Biden Getting Updated Covid Booster Shot Amid Dismal Public Uptake
Topline President Joe Biden is slated to get his updated Covid-19 booster shot on Tuesday, reinvigorating the White House’s effort to encourage more Americans to get the updated shot as officials prep...
Ivermectin — once touted as a Covid treatment by conservatives — doesn’t improve recovery much, clinical trial finds
Ivermectin, a drug once touted by conservatives as a treatment for Covid, does not meaningfully improve the recovery time for people with mild to moderate cases, according a large clinical trial publi...
Cybersecurity Must Become A Top Priority In Healthcare
As if physician attrition, nursing shortages, and a global sense of burnout isn’t enough to crumble an already exhausted healthcare industry, cybersecurity breaches have become an inescapable plague o...
Google’s New Medical Imaging Suite Will Enable A Bright Future Ahead For Healthcare
Earlier this month, Google Cloud announced its latest venture within the realm of healthcare: a new Medical Imaging Suite. This initiative builds on years of hard work by the Google Cloud team, aimed ...
MRNA Stock Surges On Upgrade As Commercial Covid Market Opens
Moderna (MRNA) snagged an upgrade Friday on the likelihood it will follow in Pfizer‘s (PFE) footsteps in hiking the price of its Covid vaccine in 2023. MRNA stock jumped on the news. X Pfizer pl...
U.S. budget deficit cut in half for biggest decrease ever amid Covid spending declines
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens to a reporter’s question at a news conference during the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, U.S., Octob...
CDC to protect access to free Covid vaccines for uninsured kids
A child is administered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine. Mayela Lopez | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took a major step Wednesda...
Millions could lose health insurance when Covid emergency ends
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the coronavirus disease (...
White House Covid czar calls on seniors to get omicron booster now
White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. July 25, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A top White House health official...
COVID stimulus widened already-crippling inequality
The money-printing bonanza of recent years has been well covered. What doesn’t get enough coverage is the mass inequality that it leads to. Let’s recap. There has been more money printed in the last c...
China Stocks Fall as Xi Disappoints on Covid Policy and Property
(Bloomberg) — Chinese traders hoping for signs of a shift away from Covid Zero and further support for the ailing property sector were disheartened by President Xi Jinping speech, spurring a dec...
China’s Xi downplays need for rapid growth, praises Covid achievements
China’s President Xi Jinping kicks off the ruling party’s 20th National Congress — held once every five years — with an opening speech at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 16...
Ringo Starr Has Covid-19 Rebound, Cancels 2022 Tour
After testing positive for Covid-19 again, Ringo Starr (seen here with his wife Barbara Bach on July … [+] 7, 2022) has canceled the rest of his 2022 North American tour. (Photo by Kevin Winter/...
U.S. extends Covid public health emergency
A medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a COVID-19 testing site in New York, the United States, March 29, 2022. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The U.S. has extended the ...
Here’s Why Exercising Is Tougher After Covid
Topline Many people say they find it difficult to work out after a bout of Covid-19 and these setbacks go beyond the usual struggles that follow physical illness, according to a study published Wednes...
Risk of Covid death almost zero for people who are boosted and treated, White House Covid czar says
People who stay up to date on their vaccines and receive treatments when they have breakthrough infections face almost no risk of dying from Covid-19, a top health official said on Tuesday. Dr. Ashish...
The Pandemic Has Changed The Supply Chain Management Profession Forever
Toilet paper shortages were one of the COVID related issues that taught people what the term “supply … [+] chain management” meant. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Univ...
China rushes to control new Covid cases across the country
Workers in Shanghai’s Changning district put up fencing on Oct. 7, 2022, around a neighborhood lockdown after reports of new Covid cases. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — New Covid ...
Women And Hospitalized Patients More Prone To Long Covid, Study Finds
Topline Women and people who needed to be hospitalized with Covid are much more likely to develop long Covid, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in JAMA on Monday, offering new insight i...
Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths among U.S. seniors in 2021
Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths and nearly 700,000 hospitalizations among adult Medicare recipients in 2021, the Health and Human Services Department said in a new report published Fr...