Hong Kong taxpayers face HK$28 billion Covid bad-loan burden from SMEs
Hong Kong taxpayers may have to shoulder nearly HK$28 billion (US$3.57 billion) in bad loans from a now-defunct,…
Here’s How Many Doctors and Nurses Are Getting Flu or COVID Shots
Over three-fourths of healthcare workers received an influenza vaccine in 2024-2025, survey data showed.COVID vaccination was less common,…
Exclusive | Hong Kong job openings hit 6-year low in 69% of sectors amid AI’s ascent
Hong Kong’s fresh graduates are facing increasingly challenging career prospects, with 69 per cent of job sectors recording…
Over-the-counter ivermectin sales proposed in Georgia
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Georgia state lawmaker wants to allow over-the-counter sales of a drug…
Measles Surges In The U.S. As Public Health Systems Falter
SEMINOLE, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 27, 2025: Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of…
Alberta couple fighting the CRA after being asked to repay $33K in COVID benefits
OTTAWA — An Alberta couple says Canada’s tax agency is trying to recoup tens of thousands of dollars…
There’s ‘super flu,’ COVID, RSV. Is it going around in SoCal?
Feeling like everyone around you is sick? California public health officials said that cases of flu and hospitalizations…
Experts Call For N95s Over Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT – APRIL 24: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) A nurse wearing an N95 mask adjusts IV equipment hanging…
Exclusive-Drugmakers raise US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from Trump
By Michael Erman NEW YORK, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least…
India’s delayed $5-trillion dream: What IMF’s new timeline means for your wallet
AI image (For representative purposes only) When senior ministers began promising a $5-trillion Indian economy by 2024–25, it…
Doctors Say COVID Symptoms Are Changing—Here’s What to Watch for With the New Variant
The Stratus variant is fueling COVID-19 cases around the country. Symptoms of the virus look slightly different right…
Medical Mysteries: For years she was told it was stress – a brain scan revealed the real cause
“It was concerning for me,” she said. “I’d always been regular, never on birth control.” Her gynaecologist suggested…