NICE moves CVD advice closer to QOF and updates treatment escalation options
NICE draft guidance on cardiovascular disease backs a new target for lipid levels for secondary prevention and offers advice on escalating treatment for people on statins.
Source: GP Online News - September 22, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news

Even LABOUR wouldn't meet striking NHS doctors' pay demands: Shadow Health Secretary labels 35% rise 'unaffordable'
Wes Streeting, MP for Ilford North, said a 35 per cent rise is 'not a policy that Labour will be able to afford' and medics face waiting until the 2030s for pay to reaches that level.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

America ’s New $609,000 Home
Home prices have been on a roller-coaster for the past two decades. From 2003 to 2006, prices rose and hit record levels. The housing crisis and the Great Recession cut prices in some markets by well over a third. It took until the start of the COVID-19 pandemic for prices to recover entirely.…#greatrecession #florida #southwest #phoenix #tampa #miami #nar #northeast #midwest #south
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sudan: Catastrophic Health Crisis in Sudan Demands More Action
[MSF] Statement delivered in writing by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) director of operations Dr Ahmed Abd-elrahman for the high-level ministerial event on Sudan at the United Nations General Assembly on 20 September. The event on the Cost of Inaction in Sudan was convened by the UN with the governments of Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, plus the European Union, and the African Union.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society Sudan Source Type: news

Did Poverty Soar Last Year? It Depends How You Measure It
Poverty gauges not just income levels but also hardship factors such as food insecurity. Last week, it was widely reported that poverty had soared in 2022 after dropping sharply in 2021. This was particularly pronounced for children: The child poverty rate had fallen by half in 2021, before…
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A Tech Stock You ' ve Never Heard Of Just Hit The Rally Button
A 7% pop yesterday was enough to take shares of Western Digital Corp NASDAQ: WDC to their highest level in over a year. It is, so far, the culmination of a 50% and more rally that's been underway since the first week of the year. Shares of the computer drive maker have been particularly strong…#westerndigitalcorp #wdc #sanjose #westerndigital #idaho #microntechnologyinc #exanebnpparibas #neutral #nand #hdd
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A survey of 15,000 workers around the world found that less than a third think they have a ' healthy ' relationship with their job
None Only 27% of workers worldwide said they have a healthy relationship with work, a new study found. • None The HP Workplace Relationship Index surveyed over 15,000 people in 12 countries about their relationship with work. • None High levels of dissatisfaction means 83% of workers are willing…#hp #gallup
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

There ' s a false Fed narrative that inflation is well above its comfort level: Duke ' s Campbell Harvey
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

GP alert system shows practices under major pressure
General practice has moved up to an 'OPEL 3' pressure rating nationally with two thirds of LMCs reporting high-level alerts, the national GP surveillance system shows.
Source: GP Online News - September 22, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workload Source Type: news

U.K. consumer confidence improves to highest level since January 2022
Consumer confidence in the U.K. improved in September to the most optimistic level in more than a year and a half, a signal of improving prospects for the country’s economy and that pressures on household spending could be easing, according to a survey published Friday. Confidence among British…
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hong Kong stocks log best gain in a week as funds return, yuan stabilises
The Hang Seng Index gained 0.8 per cent to 17,790.71 at 10.12am local time, the biggest jump in a week. The Tech index jumped 1.6 per cent, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.3 per cent. The relative-strength indicators on both gauges in Hong Kong approached levels deemed oversold.…#hongkong #alibabagroup #hk8340 #meituan #hk11750 #byd #geelyauto #stockconnect #ubs #goldmansachs
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mohamed El-Erian Says Likey ' We See 8% Mortgages Soon ' As US Bond Yields Flirt With 4.5%
What Happened: On Wednesday, economist Mohamed El-Erian took to X, formerly Twitter, to discuss the recent rise in US 10-year government bond yields, which he noted are now “flirting with the 4.50% level.” He indicated that the increase in bond yields is influencing the fixed-income complex,…#mohamedelerian #elerians #elerian #treasury #federalreserve
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

4 Top-Ranked Efficient Stocks to Buy Amid Bearish Market Conditions
Regardless of market conditions, companies with favorable efficiency levels are more likely to be investors’ choice. The reason is that a company with a favorable efficiency level is expected to offer impressive returns as it is believed to be positively correlated to its price performance.…#cogs #screeningcriteria #zacksrank #inventoryturnover #receivablesturnover #assetutilization #tollbrothers #spxtechnologiesinc #hvac #spxtechnologies
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Another Yield High as US 10-Year Jumps Above Key 4.5% Level in Post-Fed Bond Rout
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news