Global report highlights inequities in pediatric palliative care
Nearly all the world’s 10.6 million children experiencing serious health-related suffering (SHS) live in low- and middle-income countries…
Most commercially insured patients live with chronic conditions
The majority (57.5 percent) of commercially insured patients had at least one chronic condition in 2024. The average…
Liz Weston: Liquidating too much of nest egg could leave you short on retirement funds
Dear Liz: We had a plan to make our retirement savings last until our mid- to late 80s.…
Top Chinese Communist Party Paper Pushes US ‘Death Line’ Narrative
A Chinese Communist Party journal has taken up the topic of financial hardships facing millions of Americans who…
Beneficiaries to changemakers: How local communities are transforming health care access in India
At a time when poverty, gender inequality, low literacy and climate stress continue to shape who stays healthy…
Many young people in Japan struggling with rising food costs, survey finds
Around 76% of young people in Japan saw an increase in their monthly food spending compared with last…
Sharp price increases make basic foodstuffs unaffordable for millions in Canada
A homeless encampment in Kitchener, Ontario, in front of the former Krug Furniture factory The latest report on…
Poverty Bay’s Keanu Taumata savours Ian Kirkpatrick medal presentation as Heartland Player of the Year
“You deserve it, mate,” Kirkpatrick replied. The Ian Kirkpatrick Medal, presented since 2022 to the Heartland Player of…
Town on the Banks of the Nile Turns Flooding into Fortune
Bor, South Sudan – credit, CC 4.0. BY-SA Leroy Playpus In South Sudan, on the banks of the…
Northland outgun Poverty Bay at ND Under-19 cricket tournament
Campbell Soanes took 3-19 off 6.3 overs for Northland. Opener Tommy Litchfield put several of the Poverty Bay…
Renters need $300,000 more superannuation in retirement than home owners, report finds
Older Australians who retire without owning a home will need about double the superannuation of those with a…
Germany’s economics professors call for pension cuts
In an open letter, 22 prominent economics professors are calling for the complete withdrawal of the government’s pension…