Medicare Fines for High Hospital Readmissions Drop, but 2,300 Facilities Are Still Penalized
The federal government has eased its annual punishments for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission rates in an acknowledgment of the upheaval...
Year: 2022
Biopharma innovation must harness its Covid-19 strategies
The pandemic is a prime case study of what can be accomplished when science delivers. The pharmaceutical and biotech industry...
Shanghai Disneyland Locked Down Again Over COVID, With Guests Trapped Inside
The Walt Disney Co.’s flagship Shanghai Disney Resort abruptly closed its doors on Monday in response to China’s strict COVID-19...
China iPhone factory quadruples bonuses to workers amid anger over Covid curbs
China iPhone factory quadruples bonuses to workers amid anger over Covid curbsApple supplier Foxconn raises daily bonuses to $55 to...
Covid: Students to take legal action against Nottingham university
The University of Nottingham Thousands of students are taking legal action against their universities over their education during the pandemic.The...
WA and Seattle ended their COVID states of emergency. What’s next?
Oct. 31, 2022 marked the end of those states of emergency at the state level and in the city of...
China’s property slump continues as October prices fall
Prices in 100 Chinese cities drop for fourth straight month amid strict COVID curbs.China’s property market continued its slump in...
Qatar eases COVID and entry requirements ahead of World Cup
Travellers no longer have to present COVID tests and pre-register on a government app to enter the country.Travellers visiting Qatar...
CDC director tests positive for COVID-19 again after completing round of Paxlovid
Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has tested positive for COVID-19 again after completing...
Oct. 31, 2022 US election coverage
A voter receives an "I Voted" sticker after casting their ballot on the first day of in-person early voting in...