Twelve Patents of Christmas: AI Semiconductor Technologies, Blockchain for Healthcare Data, and Self-Driving Vehicle Prioritization For Christmas Day—and this year the start of Hanukkah as well!—IPWatchdog is back with its annual list of top technologies from patents issued this year by the ...
Many state and local governments also have significant unfunded liabilities for other fringe benefits such as health care for retired bureaucrats and I’ll write on that topic, perhaps as early as tomorrow. Sticking with the topic of pension debt, there are three points to consider. The first ...
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UK government makes it easier for health professionals to do voluntary work abroadThe UK government last week published its formal response to Nigel Crisp's report on global health partnerships, which recommended improving coordination between medical professionals in the United Kingdom and poor ...
health care system. …Most places have a simple and effective method for quickly ameliorating these problems: They raise property or income taxes. But Alabama often refuses to do so or makes it exceptionally difficult, dooming many to living standards unthinkable for a country as rich as the ...
Many of Lord Crisp's suggestions have been taken on board, with new money set aside to help with health links and a 13m (€17m; $26m) fund to compensate public health workers who lose pension contributions when doing voluntary work abroad. The public health minister, Dawn Primarolo, said...
Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said leaders in the health service will "breathe a sigh of relief" that consultants have settled but urged the government and junior doctors to come to an agreement. "The potential for further junior doctor strikes looms large...
Regulation exists in large part to minimize the negative externalities that can emerge in the absence of market guardrails. For instance, without regulations related to waste discharge, businesses may dispose of toxic materials in quantities that can harm human and environmental health. Without labor ...
As millions of Venezuelans grapple with shortages of food and basic goods, the opposition leaders are demanding that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accept humanitarian assistance from abroad, in addition to releasing several hundred jailed political activists. "These days and hours of intense ...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) offers grants in favor of foreign citizens not residing in Italy and Italian citizens living abroad (IRE)* for the academic year 2023-2024 in order to foster international cultural, scientific and technological cooperation, to promo...