Tag Archives: health and medical

[ad_1] CNN  —  Crucial union negotiations between Mount Sinai Hospital and the New York State Nurses Association appear to be at a standstill and both parties say the other is refusing to return to the bargaining table. As the impasse continues between the hospital and union, the most vulnerable patients …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Authorities in New York seized record-breaking amounts of fentanyl powder and fake prescription pills laced with the potent opioid in 2022, according to two drug enforcement agencies. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Division seized 1.9 million fentanyl-laced pills and 1,958 pounds of fentanyl across the …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Following the stabbing deaths of four students in November, the tight-knit University of Idaho community was shaken for weeks, but the recent arrest of a suspect may allow the campus to regain a sense of security as students return to classes this week. “I think I speak …

[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN  —  In the years before Covid, China was the world’s most important source of international travelers. Its 155 million tourists spent more than a quarter of a trillion dollars beyond its borders in 2019. That largesse fell precipitously over the past three years as the country …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Famed Manhattan hospital Mount Sinai is moving newborns in their intensive care unit to other hospitals ahead of a planned New York nursing union strike. Around 10,000 nurses at five private New York City hospitals are set to strike Monday after not yet reaching agreements on contracts …

[ad_1] Minneapolis CNN  —  The US economy added 223,000 jobs in December, according to the monthly employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, capping a year of extraordinary job growth and marking the second-best year for the labor market in records that go back to 1939. The unemployment rate …

[ad_1] CNN  —  For the first time since 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing an update to the federal air quality standard for fine soot – a long-awaited step to reduce deadly air pollution. The current standard, which has been in place for more than a decade, limits …

[ad_1] CNN  —  The man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in November had thoroughly cleaned the interior and exterior of his car and was also seen wearing surgical gloves multiple times before being apprehended, a law enforcement source tells CNN. Bryan Kohberger, 28, is currently the sole …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Italy football great Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 after what he described as his “journey” with an “unwelcome travel companion” – pancreatic cancer. Vialli announced in December that he was stepping away from his role with the Italian national federation for health reasons after consultation with …

[ad_1] CNN  —  DNA allegedly found on a knife sheath recovered at the murder scene. A roommate described a masked figure with “bushy eyebrows.” Phone records showed the suspect was near the victims’ residence numerous times in the months before the killings. Nearly two months after the killings of four …