Two lawsuits in California have pre-emptively challenged a new law that would punish doctors for misleading patients about Covid-19.
Category: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
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Is Spreading Medical Misinformation a Doctor’s Free Speech Right?
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China Says It Will Do More to Vaccinate Older People Against Covid
The New York Times – Business:Only 40 percent of those age 80 or older have had booster shots. Officials said they will go door-to-door and bring vaccines to nursing homes to lift that number.
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China Protests Over ‘Zero Covid’ Follow Months of Economic Pain
The New York Times – Business:President Xi Jinping’s unbending approach to the pandemic has hurt businesses and strangled growth, squeezing the world’s second-largest economy.
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After Covid, Playing Trumpet Taught Me How to Breathe Again
The New York Times – Music:The benefits of group (music) therapy.
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Chinese Unrest Over Lockdowns Upends Global Economic Outlook
The New York Times – Business:Growing protests in the world’s biggest manufacturing nation add a new element of uncertainty atop the Ukraine war, an energy crisis and inflation.
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Business Travel’s Rebound Is Being Hit by a Slowing Economy
The New York Times – Business:By the early fall, domestic business travel was back up to nearly two-thirds of its prepandemic level. But companies have now begun to cut back.
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A Holiday Season Divided by Inflation and Economic Struggles
The New York Times – Business:Even if policymakers achieve a gentle economic slowdown, it won’t be smooth for everyone.
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iPhone Factory Protest Challenges China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Rules
The New York Times – Business:Protests are rising as China enacts more lockdowns and quarantines, with no end in sight. The defiance is a test of Xi Jinping’s authoritarian leadership.
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Flu and R.S.V. Increase Demand for Antibiotics and Antivirals
The New York Times – Business:An intense early flu season, coupled with a pediatric rise in respiratory illnesses, has left families frantically searching for medicines that are in short supply.
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How Noah Baumbach Made ‘White Noise’ a Disaster Movie for Our Moment
The New York Times – Movies:When the world shut down in 2020, the filmmaker found solace in Don DeLillo’s supposedly unadaptable novel — and turned it into a film that speaks to our deepest fears.
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Can Sensor Technology Help Keep Office Workers Healthy?
The New York Times – Business:The company OpenSensors uses small, inexpensive sensors to monitor air quality and other conditions in offices. The timing couldn’t be better.