The risk of dying from cancer in the United States has fallen by nearly a third in three decades, thanks to earlier diagnoses, better treatments and less smoking, an analysis said Wednesday.
The cancer death rate for men and women …
The Senate narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing.
The vote was 52-48. The measure now …
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects that 100,000 Americans died of drug overdose between May 2020 and April 2021 — a nearly 30% increase over the previous year.
While not an official count, the CDC says it …
U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced Friday its new COVID-19 pill showed an 89% reduction in risk of COVID-19-related hospitalization or death in clinical trials and they plan to submit the drug to U.S. regulators for emergency use approval.
In a …
Finance ministers from the Group of 20 economies Wednesday pledged to keep economic stimulus policies in place to ensure a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amid ongoing risks, “We will continue to sustain the recovery, avoiding any premature withdrawal of …
Pure Extracts Technologies Corp. (CSE: PULL) (OTC: PRXTF) (XFRA: A2QJAJ) (“Pure Extracts” or the “Company”) and Psyence Group Inc. (CSE: PSYG) (“Psyence”) are pleased to announce the incorporation of a joint venture company, Pure Psyence Corp. (“Pure Psyence” or the …
ACCRA, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Invasive species introduced by human activity are costing African agriculture some $3.66 trillion every year — around 1.5 times the combined gross domestic product of all African countries — new research showed.
Non-native species of …
International Day of Education 2021: Reimagining Education for All
January was all about education! Beside the celebration of the third International Day of Education which highlighted the pandemic’s opportunity to reimagine and revitalize education, this month also saw the …
Or Is It a More Progressive, Democratic Alternative to the World Bank?
Suppose a rich country, say the UK, wants to give foreign aid to improve education in a poor country, say Malawi. How should it go about that?
There …