Hong Kong-listed Chinese tech stocks rose for the second day in a row on Wednesday, continuing a rebound from a sell-off triggered by regulatory action in the US and China. Video streaming platform Bilibili led gains, rising by as much as 8.3 per cent in early trading. That was followed by ecommerce group Alibaba, which…
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that the federal government has approved the state’s proposal to overhaul its Medicaid expansion. “This will allow 300,000 low-income Arkansans to continue to receive health care under our qualified insurance plans that have been very successful in Arkansas in expanding health care,” Hutchinson said. The state Department of Human…
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Taiwanese regulators will soon have new powers to block domestic tech companies from selling off their subsidiaries or other assets in China, the latest move by Taipei to prevent the leak of sensitive technologies, including semiconductors, to the mainland. Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs said it was revising current regulations to require Taiwanese companies to…
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Oxford university and AstraZeneca have begun work on an Omicron-targeted version of their coronavirus vaccine, joining the ranks of their peers who are studying the potential for adapting formulations of their shots in case they become necessary to tackle the variant. When asked about Omicron, Sandy Douglas, a research group leader at Oxford, told the…
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Oxford university and AstraZeneca have begun work to produce an Omicron-targeted version of their coronavirus vaccine, joining the ranks of their peers who are studying the potential for adapting formulations of their shots in case they become necessary to tackle the variant. When asked about Omicron, Sandy Douglas, a research group leader at Oxford, told…
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Pushed up to the breakfast table, Betty Bednarowski folds and refolds her napkin with studied intensity, softly singing “Winter Wonderland” without the words, the same as she did in March and July and September. Dessert today is a tiny cup of pudding, like yesterday’s, with seven pills Bednarowski can’t swallow, crushed into the butterscotch. Between…
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will not finalize a 2020 proposal to let Medicare beneficiaries receive more drugs through home infusion by covering external infusion pumps, the agency announced in a final rule published Tuesday. Durable medical equipment providers will continue to get higher reimbursement for providing items and services in rural areas,…
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A new lawsuit accuses Duke University of attempting to illegally take over a large independent multispecialty physician practice without paying for its fair value. Anesthesiologist Dr. Eugene Moretti filed the derivative action Monday on behalf of the Durham, North Carolina-based practice where he works, Private Diagnostic Clinic. Duke and PDC have had a partnership agreement…
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Feds set to approve nearly 1 GW of solar capacity on public land by year’s end – Renewable Energy World Home News Feds set to approve nearly 1 GW of solar capacity on public… No posts to display We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you…
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More than a third of patients referred to the UK’s first gaming addiction centre are still waiting for treatment after referrals doubled in the past year, following unprecedented demand during the pandemic. The National Centre for Gaming Disorders, which opened in 2019 and is run by the Central and North West London NHS Foundation, has…
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