China remains the largest consumer of coal, accounting for 56% of the world’s total consumption. However, in 2023, India’s coal consumption exceeded the combined total of Europe and North America for the first
The first mainstream use of Universal Health Care was implemented in Germany in 1883, this care system later spread to other countries in Europe. According to the National Coalition on Health Care there are 45 million Americans without access to health care, fortunately the United States has ...
What’s next is difficult to predict. Historically, most countries impose COVID-19 restrictions when strains on the health care system might become unsustainable. How has the Coronavirus impacted Italy? Italy was the first country in Europe affected by COVID-19 and was hit hard by the outbreak...
The form asks for flight info, countries visited in the last 30 days, and whether you have been sick or exposed to someone ‘known to have communicable/infectious disease’ in the past 30 days. We then received a QR code to show at the airport. We did not need to show the QR code ...
The study reported that the COVID-19 pandemic could wipe out gains that countries have made in life expectancy over many decades with health system strengthening,vaccines, ensuring equity in healthcare delivery, and many such measures. According to the study, there will be no impact on life exp...
While the Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are well known in the U.S., numerous other vaccines are being deployed in other countries. But one challenge for colleges is that not all vaccines are created equal in the eyes of the medical community and govern...
The U.S. Does Not Have Universal Health Care Some prospective international students may mistakenly believe that health insurance is the same as in their home country, without realizing there is no national or free medical care in the U.S. While in many countries the governm...
Fortunately, recent developments in the U.S. trade war with China have begun to thaw. On May 12, the two countries announced that they had agreed to a temporary reduction in reciprocal tariffs for 90 days. The U.S. will temporarily lower its tariffs to 30% from 145% and China wi...
It governs the collection, use, transmission, and security of data collected from residents of any of the 28 member countries of the European Union. The law applies to all EU residents, regardless of the entity's location that collects the personal data. Fines of up to € 20 million or 4...
Despite recent major advances in developing effective vaccines against toxoplasmosis, finding new protective vaccination strategies remains a challenging and elusive goal as it is critical to prevent the disease. Over the past few years, various experimental approaches have shown that developing an effectiv...