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A Hidden System of Exploitation Underpins US Hospitals’ Employment of Foreign Nurses

03/11/2023 - Leave a Comment

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — When Rachel started her job as a nurse in the internal medicine unit at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare last year, it felt like the realization of a dream …

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Japan’s sleep-deprived employees embrace the workplace nap

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Japan’s ministry of health and welfare has called on the public to sleep longer and better after two recent reports determined that Japanese people are not getting enough shut-eye. And …

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Not all’s well

05/10/202306/10/2023 - Leave a Comment

Lebohang Liepollo Pheko tells how wellbeing means different things depending on where you are looking from. The idea of promoting wellbeing economies has been gaining traction, especially among a few …

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Gone offline

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Verity is uncomfortable with prospect of a virtual future for the end-of-life years. This last month has been exciting. Out of the blue, I was invited to give a keynote …

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NHS paid private firms £500m to ‘ease backlog’. Fewer patients got seen

14/04/2023 - Leave a Comment

The government handed almost half a billion pounds to private healthcare companies to fix the NHS backlog last year, yet is still struggling to treat any more patients than it …

NHS paid private firms £500m to ‘ease backlog’. Fewer patients got seen Read More

Murderous mimicry

31/03/202321/07/2023 - Leave a Comment

This extract from Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture by Alice Sherwood explores a tragic effect of information asymmetry. Malaria. Its epithet: the “unsurpassed scourge of humankind” is well …

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Five political decisions that drove the NHS to the brink

13/01/2023 - Leave a Comment

Rishi Sunak was once again forced to deny that the NHS is facing a crisis this weekend, claiming that the service is merely “under pressure”.  The prime minister has continued …

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MPs Advocate for NHS Privatisation While Being Funded by Private Health Firms

09/12/2022 - Leave a Comment

A lobbying group led by Conservative MPs and peers has released a report recommending the further privatisation of the NHS while being funded by private health companies, Byline Times can reveal. …

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Good mental health linked to a reduction in productivity losses to the economy

30/10/2022 - Leave a Comment

Good mental health in Denmark is associated with a reduction of USD $0.9-1.3bn per year in productivity losses to the economy, according to a new study published in the Mental Health and …

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Economic woes, shifting ties complicate Pakistan’s flood recovery

22/10/2022 - Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has this week announced plans to host an international donors’ conference to help it recover from catastrophic floods that caused widespread devastation and major financial losses this summer. The United Nations …

Economic woes, shifting ties complicate Pakistan’s flood recovery Read More

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