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What are 87,000 New IRS Agents Needed For?
One of the most controversial pieces of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was its commitment to spend $80 billion to strengthen the IRS, including the hiring of 87,000 additional agents over the next decade. This marked a major reversal of IRS divestment. The IRS enforcement budget…#treasury #janetyellen #cbo #jct
Source: Reuters: Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hospital based injury and violence prevention programs : ATS Position Statement 2023 - American Trauma Society.
Injury and violence have a significant impact on the health and well-being of the U.S. population and are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44.1 In 2021, 224,935 people were killed by unintentional injuries; an additional 48,183 persons di...
Source: SafetyLit - September 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
White House Opens Gun Violence Prevention Office
(MedPage Today) -- The Biden administration said it is opening an Office of Gun Violence Prevention to focus more attention and resources on the issue.
"Guns are the number one killer of children in America, more than car accidents, more than...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 22, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Google Cloud adds 11 new blockchains to BigQuery data analytics service
The cloud division at Google has added support for 11 additional blockchains into its BigQuery analytics service.#google #bigquery
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads from early next year
After Netflix and Disney+ introduced ad-supported plans last year, Amazon said in an update today that it will start showing ads on Prime Video early next year. The company said it will offer an ad-free tier additional $3 per month. to Prime members. Amazon noted that ads will be introduced in the…#netflix #amazon #spain #mexico #variety #primevideo #lineartv #firetv #amazonoriginal #firetvchannels
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Survey Indicates Zoomers and Millennials Are Ready for Pharmacies to Play a Bigger Role in Their Primary Care
Demand for low cost, convenient access to doctors and drugs is driving transformation to decentralized medical care, and retail pharmacy chains see opportunity in offering primary care services Retail pharmacies and pharmacists continue to play a growing role in healthcare as consumer demand for lower cost and convenience pushes the nation’s medical landscape away from […]
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Source: Dark Daily - September 22, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Precision Medicine Source Type: news
News at a glance: Diphtheria treatment shortage, prisoner release, and iNaturalist ’s growth
CONSERVATION
Popular biodiversity app to expand
The nonprofit that runs iNaturalist, a popular app and website for identifying species, has received a $10 million grant to expand. The funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, announced last week, will allow iNaturalist—whose website is one of the largest generators of crowd-sourced species-occurrence data—to add users, technology, and observations to inform conservation. iNaturalist hopes to grow in nature-rich parts of the world, such as Asia and South America, which have fewer users uploading data. Since iNaturalist’s founding in 2008, the ...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
JSW Steel slows process to buy stake in Teck Resources coal unit
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pancakeswap integrates Transak for fiat onboarding on multiple chains
Decentralized exchange Pancakeswap now offers Transak as a provider in its “buy crypto” tab, giving Pancakeswap users an additional option when shopping for crypto, according to an announcement on September 21. Mercuryo and Moonpay were previously providers for this feature, making Transak the…#transak #pancakeswap #mercuryo #bnbchainethereum #base #polygon #defillama #googlepay #applepay #pancakeprotectors
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Firebot is designed to scout burning builders before sending in firefighters
Stanley Wilson died a decade ago, battling a six-alarm fire at a Dallas, Texas, condominium complex. Two additional firefighters were taken to a hospital and two residents were treated on site for smoke inhalation, but all survived. A pair of reports were made public the following year, citing…#stanleywilson #dallas #siddarththakur #wilson #thaku #firebot
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tesla ' s Crazily Controversial Stock Is Weakening. How Far It Could Fall
Investors should watch the $260 level for the EV maker's share price. A close below that could mean additional declines.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fed hawkishness prompts HSBC to raise 10-year Treasury yield target
The Federal Reserve's expectations that the U.S. economy will continue to expand and necessitate additional interest rate hikes to combat inflation prompted HSBC to raise its year-end forecast for 10-year U.S. Treasury yields to 3.5% from 3%, strategists at the bank wrote in a note on Thursday.…#federalreserve #hsbc #ustreasury #stevenmajor #treasury #capitaleconomics
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Wastewater Testing Can Help Tackle America ’ s Opioid Crisis
Among the many lasting legacies of COVID-19 may be a newfound appreciation for the value of what we flush down the toilet and wash down the drain.
Wastewater can be a rich source of information about infectious diseases, like COVID-19, as well as flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), mpox and polio, since pathogens like viruses are shed in feces, urine and saliva, all of which is drained into sewage treatment plants. Sampling that water is a good way to screen for certain viruses, and, as more people bypass the medical system and labs in favor of testing themselves at home for things like COVID-19, health agencies lik...
Source: TIME: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Civic Innovation Challenge awards $19M for climate change resilience and community-driven innovation
When a natural catastrophe strikes, how effectively are communities able to marshal access to resources and services? Across the nation, 19 teams of civic leaders and university scholars are working together to improve community effectiveness in …
Source: NSF News - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
With Demand for Mental-Health Care Soaring on Campus, Faculty and Students Are Stepping Up to Help
After the pandemic shut down Duke University’s campus in 2020, public-policy professor Nick Carnes worried about how his students would fare both educationally and emotionally. Wanting to help in whatever way he could, he added a simple message to his email signature.
“A note to students,” he wrote. “Please let me or another Duke professor know if you’re having any problems with your safety, well-being, or access to educational or other resources, or if you need to talk about anything right now, and/or if you know of another student who is having trouble. When in doubt, please reach out.&rd...
Source: TIME: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
