Health

An aerial view of the University of Michigan Hospital.

UM Health to acquire Lansing-based Sparrow Health System

Leave a Comment / Business / By

University of Michigan Health Acquires Lansing-Based Sparrow Health System, Central Michigan’s Largest Hospital System with Six Campuses in Charlotte, Ionia, St. Johns, Carson City and Lansing, and 500 Primary Care Providers and Specialists . The deal was approved Thursday by the University of Michigan board of trustees. Sparrow Health System’s board of directors signed the …

UM Health to acquire Lansing-based Sparrow Health System Read More »

People have a 'long social distance' due to COVID-19. Economists say this contributes to a decline in labor force participation.

People have a ‘long social distance’ due to COVID-19. Economists say this contributes to a decline in labor force participation.

Leave a Comment / Economy / By

More than two years into the coronavirus pandemic, a desire for social distancing still prevents some people from returning to work. It’s a decision, say medical experts, that everyone should make for themselves, based on their own circumstances. Some economists say, however, that people withdrawing from work due to the pandemic can also impact the …

People have a ‘long social distance’ due to COVID-19. Economists say this contributes to a decline in labor force participation. Read More »

UK health and wealth divides widening despite push to ‘level up’, report says

Leave a Comment / Economy / By

People in the UK are becoming ‘sicker and poorer’, with a gaping gap in health and wealth between regions only getting worse, research shows. Economic inactivity due to illness is at its highest level since records began, with 2.5 million working-age adults inactive due to health, says the IPPR report, to be released later this …

UK health and wealth divides widening despite push to ‘level up’, report says Read More »

FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids

FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids

Leave a Comment / Business / By

It’s now much easier — and cheaper — for many hearing-impaired Americans to get help. Hearing aids can now be sold without a prescription from a specialist. Over-the-counter, or OTC, hearing aids began hitting the market in October at prices that can be thousands of dollars lower than prescription hearing aids. About 30 million people …

FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids Read More »

Asian stocks rise except for Japan as markets watch China protests

Asian stocks rise except for Japan as markets watch China protests

Leave a Comment / Business / By

TOKYO (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday as market jitters eased following protests in China sparked by growing public anger over COVID-19 restrictions. Benchmarks rose in early trading in Australia, South Korea and China, while stocks fell in Japan. Oil prices have fallen. Japanese government data released on Tuesday showed the unemployment …

Asian stocks rise except for Japan as markets watch China protests Read More »

Why China's COVID policies are rattling investors again

Why China’s COVID policies are rattling investors again

Leave a Comment / Markets / By

Investors in China-related assets who had expected a significant easing of COVID restrictions were disappointed this week as the country battles the worst wave of cases since the outbreak in Shanghai earlier this year. China-related ETFs fell this week, with shares of the iShares MSCI China MCHI ETF, -1.82% lose 3.4%. The KraneShares CSI China …

Why China’s COVID policies are rattling investors again Read More »

The Thanksgiving travel rush is back with new habits

The Thanksgiving travel rush is back with new habits

Leave a Comment / Business / By

The Thanksgiving travel rush was back this year as people boarded planes in numbers not seen in years, putting inflation concerns aside to reunite with loved ones and enjoy some normalcy after two seasons. holidays marked by COVID-19 restrictions. Changing habits around work and leisure, however, could disperse crowds and reduce the usual stress of …

The Thanksgiving travel rush is back with new habits Read More »

Workers protest and are beaten at virus-hit Chinese iPhone factory

Workers protest and are beaten at virus-hit Chinese iPhone factory

Leave a Comment / Business / By

BEIJING (AP) — Workers at Apple’s world’s largest iPhone factory were beaten and detained during protests over pay amid virus checks, according to witnesses and social media videos on Wednesday, as tensions mount over Chinese efforts to tackle a further rise in infections. Videos that said they had been filmed at the factory in the …

Workers protest and are beaten at virus-hit Chinese iPhone factory Read More »

The Thanksgiving travel rush is back with new habits

The Thanksgiving travel rush is back with new habits

Leave a Comment / Business / By

The Thanksgiving travel rush was back this year as people boarded planes in numbers not seen in years, putting inflation concerns aside to reunite with loved ones and enjoy some normalcy after two seasons. holidays marked by COVID-19 restrictions. Changing habits around work and leisure, however, could disperse crowds and reduce the usual stress of …

The Thanksgiving travel rush is back with new habits Read More »