MILAN, Italy (Project Syndicate) entCentral banks’ efforts to contain high and rising inflation are fueling headwinds to growth and are threatening to tip the global economy into recession. But the proximate cause of today’s inflationary pressures is a large, broad-based, and persistent imbalance between supply and demand. Higher interest rates will dampen demand, but supply-side…
Michael M. Kadish, 83, lives in Brooklyn, New York, and describes himself as being “in good health with a few ailments, nothing life threatening.” After turning 55, he developed arthritis, prostate problems, spinal stenosis and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). The prostate issue is under control with medication, and he takes medicine for the arthritis…
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The natural gas that lights popular gas stoves for both home and professional cooks contains low concentrations of several pollutants and chemicals linked to cancer, a new study has found. The study, by the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and published this week in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, is the latest…
For some retirees, resilience comes with this new phase of life. They carry with them years of experience, professional accomplishments and just living life. And for some, living near others like themselves gives them a sense of community, comfort, and security. For these people, even the pandemic hasn’t stopped them from wanting to live near…
First came the pandemic, then came inflation. Americans already feel anxiety caused by rising prices. However, experts say that women are feeling it more acutely. A mix of factors – including a gender imbalance in household duties and pandemic-induced financial insecurity exacerbated by an increase in childcare costs – are all impacting women’s mental wellbeing….
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The US should pursue a COVID-19 booster strategy that focuses on developing new shots that better protect against omicron and its subvariants, according to a recommendation from a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee. The group of independent medical experts voted 19-2 on Tuesday that the COVID-19 boosters should include omicron and its subvariants. They…
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Emotionally, the slog of the second year of COVID-19 proved as distressing as the shock of the first. As 2021 served up a steady diet of uncertainty, including from the pandemic, the world became a slightly sadder, more worried and more stressed-out place than it was the year before. That pushed the annual Gallup’s Negative…
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US stocks rose on Tuesday, finding support after China moved to ease some COVID-19 restrictions, though worries about both inflation and the threat of recession were seen limiting gains. What’s happening The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose 150 points, or 0.5%, to 31,589. The S&P 500 SPX gained 12 points, or 0.3%, to trade…
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Consumers are spending more on goods and services, but they aren’t the only ones feeling a pinch. Small-business owners are facing their own constraints: higher prices and delays for supplies they need to serve their customers. Small businesses have fewer options than their bigger counterparts. When the going gets tough, they often lack the other…
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The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have both authorized Pfizer PFE, + 2.99% and Moderna’s MRNA, + 0.71% COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5, and the Biden administration said that 10 million initial COVID vaccination doses could start being administered to young children beginning Tuesday, June 21. The…
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