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☆ A new study confirms it: The pandemic turned us all into jerks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Graceless under pressureTo see how the pandemic affected us, researchers looked at the so-called Big Five personality traits: agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, neuroticism, and openness. But the new study found a surprising shift during the pandemic — roughly equivalent to what they'd expect from 10 years of life, not two. During the first months of the pandemic, Sutin's team found little personality change. "The only thing that went wrong," says Brent Roberts, a psychologist and expert in personality change at the University of Illinois, "is the goddamn pandemic kept going." For some Americans, the most stressful thing about the pandemic was experts telling them they should help people they don't like.

☆ Oil prices slide as dollar strengthens, China Covid-19 woes dampen demand
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending nearly 2% losses in the previous session, as a stronger U.S. dollar and a flare-up in Covid-19 cases in China increased fears of slowing global demand. Brent crude futures fell 57 cents, or 0.6%, to $95.62 a barrel by 0031 GMT, after falling $1.73 in the previous session. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $90.58 a barrel, down 55 cents, or 0.6%, after losing $1.51 in the previous session. A strong greenback reduces demand for oil by making it more expensive for buyers using other currencies. The sustained zero Covid-19 policy in China ahead of a Communist Party congress is "not helping" demand, the analysts added.

☆ The anesthesiologist who is putting you under may work for a private-equity firm
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Gretchen Morgenson | Gretchen Morgenson Is The Senior Financial Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. A Former Stockbroker | She Won The Pulitzer Prize In For Her | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

But some physicians and patient advocates say the health care investments of private-equity firms and their drive to reap relatively short-term profits are inconsistent with putting patients first. Independent academic studies find that private equity’s laser focus on profits in health care operations can result in lower staffing levels at hospitals and nursing homes. Neither the FTC nor U.S. Anesthesia Partners responded to voice mails seeking comment; a spokesman for U.S. Anesthesia Partners confirmed the inquiry to the Journal, saying it is cooperating. NBC News asked both of NAPA’s private-equity owners about the disputes involving the company and the research showing higher costs associated with private-equity ownership of anesthesiology practices. Covid was sweeping the country and Moses Taylor was doing its best to respond to the health care crisis, according to its lawsuit.

☆ Record number of UK mortgage deals pulled in one day as market mayhem takes hold
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Overall, 935 mortgage products were pulled from the market on Tuesday, according to data from money comparison site Moneyfacts. LONDON – Hundreds of residential mortgage deal offers in the U.K. have been pulled after market chaos sparked concerns about base rates rising as high as 6% next year. Overall, 935 mortgage products were pulled from the market on Tuesday, according to data from money comparison site Moneyfacts. HSBC and Santander are the latest major U.K. lenders to pause their mortgage product offering, while NatWest repriced their products, increasing rates. Earlier in the week, Virgin Money, Halifax and Skipton Building Society temporarily pulled some of their mortgage deals citing market developments.

☆ U.S. Companies Are Reshoring Jobs From China at Record Levels
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Dion Rabouin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

E37China’s Economy Is Slumping. Here’s What It Means for the U.S. Covid-19 lockdowns, corruption crackdowns and more have put China’s economy on a potential crash course. WSJ’s Dion Rabouin explains how China’s economic downturn could harm the U.S. and the rest of the world. Illustration: David Fang

☆ This market is not the dot-com crash or the financial crisis. Here's how to play it
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +21 min

The S & P 500 never really got out of control back then — and, relative to bonds, it didn't either. The Fed chairman, correctly, feared the economy was going to crash, and he would have been right. I think that's certainly how people act. I think that most participants have decided there's no hope and they are using an analogue that's 2000-2001 (dot-com bubble bursting) or even 2007 (before the financial crisis and the Great Recession). Autos have been hurt by supply chain but I think that's coming to an end.

☆ The mRNA vaccine transformed Pfizer. Here's how the biopharma giant plans to retain its new 'light-speed mentality' and create drugs faster.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The biopharmaceutical giant, along with its partner BioNTech, was one of the first to develop a marketable vaccine for COVID-19 using nascent mRNA technology. mRNA technology has tremendous potential for other disease areas such as oncology and rare diseases. We've just started our phase-three study of a quadrant flu vaccine made out of mRNA. We see it has several advantages over current flu vaccines, including higher efficacy. A Pfizer senior vice president said mRNA technology could transform vaccines for the flu and lead to breakthroughs in cancer treatment.

☆ Fraudsters likely stole $45.6 billion from U.S. COVID unemployment insurance program
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Shannon StapletonWASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Fraudsters likely stole $45.6 billion from the United States' unemployment insurance program during the COVID-19 pandemic by applying tactics like using Social Security numbers of deceased individuals, a federal watchdog said on Thursday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"We determined 205,766 Social Security numbers of deceased persons were used to file claims for UI (unemployment insurance) pandemic benefits," the report added. The United States' jobless aid program started in 2020 in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak. The United States is probing many fraud cases pegged to U.S. government assistance programs, such as the Paycheck Protection Program, unemployment insurance and Medicare. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Andrea RicciOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Covid will be a leading cause of death in the U.S. indefinitely, whether or not the pandemic is 'over'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Aria Bendix | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Shannon-Pettypiece-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

But disease experts said debating whether the pandemic is over overshadows a more important concern: the reality that Covid will remain a leading cause of death in the U.S. indefinitely. Since April, Covid deaths have stayed relatively flat, at a weekly average of around 300 to 500 per day. Predicting Covid's future death tollThe Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, or IHME, a research organization at the University of Washington that regularly models Covid deaths, predicts a decline in Covid deaths over the next two months. Covid death numbers could also fall if hospitals stop routinely testing people for the virus. Murray estimated that half of annual Covid deaths may fall into that category.

☆ What Cramer is watching Thursday — rail strike avoided, deluge of Club stock news, Putin-Xi meeting
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Humana (HUM) investor update meeting Thursday: much better than expected price targets: Full-year earnings per share $23.08, up from $20.30. Club holding Starbucks (SBUX): Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley raise price targets. Mizuho cuts price targets for Club holdings Nvidia (NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), because of a pending hypercomputing slowdown. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. A pay dispute between rail workers and unions threatens a nationwide freight rail strike as early as September 16, 2022.

☆ Earnings playbook: The investing game plan as Apple and Alphabet lead the busiest week of the season
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-24 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +20 min

Tuesday Coca-Cola is set to report earnings before the bell, followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Chipotle is scheduled to report earnings after the close, followed by a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Meta is set to report earnings after the close, followed by a conference call at 5 p.m. Thursday Amazon is set to report earnings after the bell, with management slated to hold a conference call at 5:30 p.m. Friday Procter & Gamble will report earnings before the bell, followed by a conference call at 9 a.m.

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☆ „Imunizarea este soluția prin care ne putem proteja sănătatea proprie și a celor apropiați”, interviu cu Ion Dopira, medic epidemiolog la Spitalul Clinic Municipal „Gh. Paladi”
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | Ion Ceban | ) unimedia.info time to read: +5 min

În perioada de pandemie, funcția principală a domnului Ion a fost diagnosticarea epidemiologică a cazurilor prin infecția Covid-19 la internare și a pacienților din secțiile somatice, pentru a preveni erupțiile acestei infecții în spital. Cele mai dificile momente din pandemie…Lucrul în pandemie a fost intens și greu, deoarece spitalul nostru este specializat în tratarea pacienților somatici, astfel, a fost mai dificil să ne adaptăm și să ne reprofilăm. Cea mai grea perioadă din pandemie a fost în luna martie, anul 2021, atunci când a fost identificată tulpina britanică. A fost emoționant și atunci când printre bolnavi erau colaboratori de-ai noștri. Imunizarea este soluția prin care ne putem proteja sănătatea proprie și a celor apropiați.

Persons: Ion Organizations: Ministerului Sănătății, World, Ministerul Federal Locations: Republica Moldova Imunizarea, Moldova, România, Mannheim, Chișinău, Cernăuți

☆ „Imunizarea este soluția prin care ne putem proteja sănătatea proprie și a celor apropiați”, interviu cu Ion Dopira
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +6 min

În perioada de pandemie, funcția principală a domnului Ion a fost diagnosticarea epidemiologică a cazurilor prin infecția COVID-19 la internare și a pacienților din secțiile somatice, pentru a preveni erupțiile acestei infecții în spital. Cele mai dificile momente din pandemie„Lucrul în pandemie a fost intens și greu, deoarece spitalul nostru este specializat în tratarea pacienților somatici, astfel, a fost mai dificil să ne adaptăm și să ne reprofilăm. Cea mai grea perioadă din pandemie a fost în luna martie, anul 2021, atunci când a fost identificată tulpina britanică. A fost emoționant și atunci când printre bolnavi erau colaboratori de-ai noștri. Imunizarea este soluția prin care ne putem proteja sănătatea proprie și a celor apropiați.”Campania „Pentru Viață.

Persons: Dopira, Gheorghe Paladi, Ion Organizations: Gheorghe, Ministerului Sănătății, World, Ministerul Federal Locations: Republica Moldova Imunizarea, Moldova, România, Mannheim, Chișinău, Cernăuți

☆ Индийская мутация коронавируса в Приднестровье не зафиксирована
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-28 | by ( ) novostipmr.com time to read: +1 min

В ходе Оперативного штаба по профилактике и недопущению распространения коронавирусной инфекции при Президенте обсудили вопрос готовности к очередной инфекционной атаке. Руководитель Оперштаба Руслан Мова подчеркнул, что на любое негативное изменение эпидситуации в республике последует мгновенная реакция. «Мы должны быть готовы к незамедлительному возобновлению работы свёрнутых карантинных госпиталей. Также необходимо постоянно иметь достаточный запас лекарственных средств, расходных материалов для ИВЛ-оборудования, средств индивидуальной защиты. Тревогу вызывает индийский штамм коронавируса.

Persons: Президент, Руслан Мова, Оперштаб Organizations: Оперативный штаб, Оперштаба, МВД Locations: Тирасполь, Приднестровье, ПМР, Индия

☆ Молдова поднялась на четыре строчки в рейтинге миролюбивых стран. И входит в первую пятерку по уровню милитаризации
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-17 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +3 min

По показателю милитаризации Молдова входит в первую пятерку стран. В то же время в Молдове самый высокий страх перед насилием среди стран Восточной Европы. Как отмечается в докладе, Молдова улучшила свои позиции в рейтинге, поднявшись на четыре строчки по сравнению с 2020 годом. Однако Молдова также входит в первую пятерку стран самых миролюбивых стран по уровню милитаризации государства. Составители рейтинга оценивают каждую страну по уровню политической стабильности, безопасности граждан, наличию внутренних конфликтов и милитаризации общества.

Persons: Томас Морган, Морган Organizations: Институт экономики и мира, ТАСС Locations: Молдова, Восточная Европа, Республика Малави, ЮгоВосточная Африка, Исландия, Словения, Венгрия, Новая Зеландия, Румыния, Украина, Россия, Дания, Португалия, Австрия, Швейцария, Ирландия, Чехия, Канада, Ближний Восток, Северная Африка, Афганистан, Йемен, Сирия, Южный Судан, Ирак, Европа, Северная, Южная Америки, Южная Азия

☆ Александр Коршунов: Мы говорим спасибо всем приднестровским медикам
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-17 | by ( ) novostipmr.com time to read: +3 min

Председатель Верховного Совета Александр Коршунов выразил благодарность всем приднестровским медикам. Государство старается облегчить ваш труд, приобретая современное оборудование и обеспечивая социальные гарантии вашего доблестного труда», – отметил председатель Верховного Совета ПМР Александр Коршунов. Мы работаем с депутатами Верховного Совета, чтобы доработать этот законопроект и в последующем принять его и утвердить», – сообщила министр здравоохранения ПМР Кристина Албул. Цветы к памятному знаку из черного гранита возложили Президент ПМР Вадим Красносельский, председатель Верховного Совета ПМР Александр Коршунов, глава Правительства Александр Мартынов, министр здравоохранения Кристина Албул, депутаты, главврачи ведущих медучреждений республики, ветераны медицинской службы. Надо сделать так, чтобы каждое место врача было удобным – и для самого медработника, и для пациента», – отметил Президент ПМР.

Persons: Александр Коршунов, Ктото, Кристина Албул, Вадим Красносельский, Александр Мартынов Organizations: Верховный Совет, Министерство здравоохранения, Правительство Locations: Тирасполь, Приднестровье, ПМР

☆ Orfanii COVID: Numărul copiilor pe care virusul i-a lăsat fără ambii părinți a explodat în India
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-02 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

Familia a decis, prin urmare, să ia legătura cu o organizație non-guvernamentală care lucrează cu copiii orfani. COVID a devastat familiile din întreaga țară, lăsând mulți copii orfani. În opinia lui Kundu, acești copii au nevoie de îngrijire maternală pe termen scurt, nu de o adopție propriu-zisă. Într-un caz, tatăl a început să își abuzeze sexual fiicele, după ce mama lor s-a îmbolnăvit de COVID. În altă familie, mama a murit, iar tatăl a intrat într-o stare de șoc atât de mare, încât nu a mai fost capabil să își hrănească copiii.

Persons: micuți, Sonia, Amit, Smirt, Modi, doctorița Preeti, Kundu, Sonal Kapoor Organizations: BBC, COVID, Amazon, Facebook Locations: India, Delhi, SUA, Uttar Pradesh

☆ Punctul de trecere a frontierei Soroca-Țekinovka și-a sistat temporar activitatea
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

Din seara zilei de ieri, 26 mai, debarcaderul Soroca-Țekinovka și-a întrerupt activitatea pe o perioadă nedeterminată. Călătorii care și-au planificat traversarea frontierei prin punctul de trecere în cauză sunt îndemnați să se folosească de serviciile altor puncte aflate în apropiere: PTF Cosăuți-Iampoli (debarcader) sau PTF Otaci-Moghileov-Podolsk (rutier). Totodată, poliția de frontieră amintește că trecerea frontierei de stat se desfășoară în condiții de pandemie. COVID-19 nu a dispărut! și a celor din jur!

Locations: Soroca, Otaci

☆ Глава государства Вадим Красносельский переболел коронавирусом
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-26 | by ( ) novostipmr.com time to read: +1 min

Президент ПМР Вадим Красносельский переболел коронавирусной инфекцией в марте текущего года. Об этом глава государства написал в своем телеграм-канале. «Хочу на корню пресечь пустые разговоры о том, что хорошо бы главе государства личным примером приобщить приднестровцев к вакцинации. Придет время – пройду процедуру, но это не означает, что эта личная по своей сути информация должна в обязательном порядке стать достоянием общественности», - подчеркнул глава государства. COVID-19 не смотрит на должности и возраст: в марте текущего года я переболел коронавирусом, потому пока вакцинация мне не показана», - написал Вадим Красносельский.

Persons: Вадим Красносельский, Вопервых Locations: Тирасполь, Приднестровье, ПМР

☆ В Молдове еще у 120 человек диагностировали коронавирус
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-21 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: 1 min

В Молдове за последние сутки у 120 человек диагностировали коронавирус. Таким образом, число заразившихся в стране увеличилось до 254 499 человек. COVID-19 диагностировали у 120 человек, в том числе у трех медработников. Также, по данным ведомства, в Молдове число вылечившихся от коронавируса увеличилось до 246080 человек (+277 за сутки). Умерли 6067 пациентов с COVID (+6 за сутки).

Locations: COVID, Молдова

☆ В Молдове за сутки диагностировали коронавирус у 121 человека
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-18 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: 1 min

В Молдове за последние сутки у 121 человека диагностировали коронавирус. xКак сообщили в минздраве, за сутки в лабораториях сделали 4631 тест. COVID-19 диагностировали еще у 121 человека, в том числе одного медработника. Также, по данным минздрава, в Молдове число вылечившихся от коронавируса увеличилось до 245 263 человек (+232 за сутки). Умерли 6043 пациента с COVID (+9 за сутки).

Locations: COVID, Молдова

☆ В Молдове еще у 181 человека диагностировали коронавирус
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-14 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: 1 min

В Молдове за последние сутки у 181 человека диагностировали коронавирус. COVID-19 диагностировали у 181 человека, в том числе у одного медработника. Также, по данным минздрава, в Молдове число вылечившихся от коронавируса увеличилось до 244487 человек (+189 за сутки). Число жертв COVID-19 превысило 6 тыс. Продолжают лечиться 3074 человека.

Locations: COVID, Молдова

☆ Оперштаб при Президенте: Среднесуточная заболеваемость сохраняется на уровне 78 случаев
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( ) novostipmr.com time to read: +1 min

Президент ПМР Вадим Красносельский проводит очередное заседание Оперативного штаба по профилактике и недопущению распространения коронавирусной инфекции, сообщает пресс-служба главы государства. В настоящее время носителями COVID-19 являются 1110 приднестровцев. Из-за ухудшения состояния здоровья с 6 по 12 мая с домашнего на госпитальное лечение переведены 98 человек. Среднесуточная заболеваемость сохраняется на уровне 78 случаев. Всего в Приднестровье за время пандемии зафиксировано 48 498 случаев инфицирования COVID-19.

Persons: Вадим Красносельский Organizations: Оперативный штаб Locations: Тирасполь, Приднестровье, ПМР

☆ FOTO/ Guvernul anunță că premierul interimar, Aureliu Ciocoi, s-a imunizat cu vaccinul anti-Covid produs de Sinopharm
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-30 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Guvernul de la Chișinău a emis vineri, 30 aprilie, o notă prin care anunță că premierul interimar, Aureliu Ciocoi, s-a imunizat anti-Covid cu vaccinul produs de Sinopharm. „Am ales să mă vaccinez pentru a mă proteja pe mine, familia mea, dar și oamenii alături de care muncesc. COVID-19 a reușit să ne izoleze, să ne impună un șir de restricții și a devenit o grea povară pentru sistemul de ocrotire a sănătății, oprind, în același timp, creșterea economică a multor state din lume. Vă îndemn să respectați în continuare toate măsurile de precauție pentru a vă ocroti sănătatea și optați, fără rezerve, pentru imunizare”, a susținut Aureliu Ciocoi. Menționăm că majoritatea vaccinurilor împotriva hepatitei A, a gripei și a poliomielitei sunt vaccinuri inactivate, această metodă fiind una sigură, utilizată de peste 100 de ani”, au menționat specialiștii din cadrul Universității de Medicină.

Persons: Aureliu Ciocoi Organizations: Beijing Institute, Biological, Universității, Stat, Medicină, Universității de Medicină Locations: Chișinău, Beijing, Moldova

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