Health
How Amazon’s cloud unit is helping researchers analyze genetics
As health care becomes increasingly digitized, scientists, doctors and researchers have to try and decipher unprecedented amounts of data to adequately personalize care. The excess of information available to these experts often outpaces their ability to consume and analyze it. Amazon‘s cloud unit has been working to close that gap. Amazon Web Services recently launched […]
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U.S. weighs new measures for travelers from China as Japan says it will require negative Covid tests
For more than two years, overseas travelers have had to quarantine upon arrival in China because of Covid restrictions. Pictured here at Beijing International Airport on June 18, 2022, are passengers waiting to be taken to quarantine-designated destinations. Leo Ramirez | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. government is considering imposing new Covid rules for […]
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Chinese provinces hit hard by Covid are seeing a strain on critical care, health officials say
People wait outside a fever clinic at Tongren Hospital in Shanghai on Dec. 23, 2022, amid a local outbreak of Covid-19 infections. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Some Chinese provinces’ intensive care beds and resources are nearing capacity as Covid-19 infections soar, national health authorities said Tuesday. “In provinces currently experiencing […]
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China to scrap quarantine for international travelers in an essential end of zero-Covid
Passenger planes sit on the tarmac at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Nov. 4, 2022, before China ended Covid-related restrictions on travel. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China announced late Monday that travelers will no longer need to quarantine upon arrival on the mainland starting Jan. 8. The forthcoming shift […]
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A nutritionist shares the best snacks to bring on a plane to boost your immune system
Travelers have a host of pathogens to dodge this winter, including the “tripledemic” of infections caused by Covid-19, flu and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). But there are steps people can take to reduce their chances of getting sick, say health specialists at Spain’s SHA Wellness Clinic. The key is to develop “a resilient immune system […]
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Jim Cramer’s Investing Club meeting Friday: Fed strategy, Club mantra, buying opportunities
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. The Fed isn’t ready to stop Investing mantra reminder Looking to buy 1. The Fed isn’t ready to stop Stocks rose Friday after a rocky start following the core personal […]
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Millions at risk of losing Medicaid in the spring under provision tucked inside $1.7 trillion federal spending bill
Millions of people who enrolled in the Medicaid public health insurance program during the Covid pandemic could lose their coverage in the spring if their state determines they no longer meet the program’s eligibility requirements. Enrollment in Medicaid surged 30% to more than 83 million people during the pandemic, after Congress basically barred states from […]
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FDA Commissioner urges parents not to stockpile children’s flu meds amid shortages
The surge in flu cases and Covid-19 infections this month, along with elevated levels of childhood respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV infections, has caused elevated demand for children’s over-the-counter cold and flu medications this year. The Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration says his agency is working with producers to improve supply, but the […]
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Health-care stocks are looking good for 2023 and not just because the sector is a ‘safe haven’
Investors looking for cover this year would have done well if they sought a safe haven in large-cap pharmaceutical stocks, a trend that is likely to continue into 2023. The NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical Index has gained 3.8% year to date as of Tuesday’s close, compared with a 19.8% drop in the S & P 500 […]
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Walgreens, CVS limit sales of children’s medications amid ‘tripledemic’
A sign is placed near the section for children’s medicine, Monday, Dec.19, 2022 at a Walgreens, in New York, United States. Fatih Aktas | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images CVS and Walgreens are limiting how many children’s pain relief medications people can buy at once amid a winter “tripledemic” of respiratory viruses, the companies said Monday. […]
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