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Impact of changes in heart rate with age on all-cause death and cardiovascular events in 50-year-old men from the general population
Introduction Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are still the major cause of premature death in middle-aged populations. Resting heart rate (RHR) is known to be inversely related to average life span in homoeothermic mammals.1 Previous studies have demonstrated an association between elevated RHR and increased incident of CVDs and both all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the general …
R.I. approves health insurance rate increases
The rate increases come after nearly a month of public comments were submitted to the office a review by the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office. Each year, the Attorney General Peter F. Neronha’s office hires independent actuaries to evaluate health insurance companies’ proposed increases. In June, Tigue said the proposed rate increases demonstrated the “continued …
Farmers can get interest rate cuts if they protect the environment
Tom Lee/Stuff If farmers met their environmental and social performance targets across the term of their loan, they would pay less to borrow the money. Bank of New Zealand has launched the country’s first sustainability linked loan that will reward even small-scale farmers for meeting environmental and social goals. Dana Muir, BNZ’s head of natural …
Stocks little changed ahead of Fed’s expected half-point rate hike
Stocks were largely flat in cautious trade as investors looked ahead to an expected half-point rate hike by the Federal Reserve later Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 12 points, or less than 0.1%, at 33,141, while the S&P 500 was up less than a point and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -1.16% edged …
Major banks react after interest rate hike; NSW teachers strike begins; Putin may officially declare war on Ukraine; NSW records 11,939 new cases, 21 deaths; 10,779 new cases in Victoria, 11 deaths
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed his government will freeze deeming rates, which simplify payments and income reporting for pensioners, for two years after yesterday’s interest rate rise. The Coalition says 890,000 Australians will benefit, including 450,000 aged pensioners. Mr Morrison also called on banks to pass out the increased interest rate to deposit-holders, as …
Minnesota’s uninsured rate hit historic low in 2021 but racial disparities increased
News Release April 21, 2022 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) released new data showing mixed news regarding health insurance coverage in Minnesota during 2021. While actions taken by state officials helped drop the state’s uninsured rate to the lowest level ever measured, racial disparities in coverage worsened. …
Anthony Albanese can’t name RBA cash rate, unemployment rate; Major airport delays continue; Sydney bus strike; New Russian commander in Ukraine; Sydney Royal Easter Show ride shut down after photo shows boy ‘unrestrained’
NSW Paramedics today launched a week of industrial action, as the Australian Paramedics Association (NSW) escalated their demands for better resourcing and pay. Until Friday, the union had placed a complete ban on ‘staff movements’, meaning Paramedics would refuse to split from crewmates or travel from their designated station to fill roster gaps elsewhere. “It’s …
Magnitude 7.3 quake strikes off Japan; Mass casualty fears after Ukraine shelter bombed; Australia’s unemployment rate falls to lowest level in over 13 years; NSW records 20,087 new cases, five deaths; More than 7000 new COVID-19 cases in WA, one death
Two British citizens who had been jailed in Iran for more than five years — charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and retired civil engineer Anoosheh Ashoori — returned home to their families’ hugs and tears Thursday after the UK settled a decades-old debt to Iran. Zaghari-Ratcliffe hugged her seven-year-old daughter, and her husband and members of …
Pandemic causes dip in birth rate, mental health crisis among pregnant, post-partum women
CHICAGO — COVID-19 has had an impact on pregnant and postpartum women during the pandemic. The Illinois Department of Public Health has been tracking the number of women testing positive for COVID-19 at delivery. The latest data shows from March 2020 to March 2021, there were nearly 1,500 positive cases. Kari and Cody Belcher of Lake …
Podcast | Leveraging the pandemic-triggered rate of technology uptake
The latest episode of The Engineers Collective is out now. Rapid move to home working last March triggered something of a step change in the use of technology as people looked for alternative ways to deliver and maintain transport infrastructure. Join NCE editor Claire Smith and special guests Network Rail BIM programme manager John Nolan and Bentley …
