Credit: Martin Dallimer/University of Kent
New research has revealed for the first time that well-functioning ecosystems are crucial to human health and well-being, with human-biodiversity interactions delivering well-being gains equating to substantial health care cost-savings, when scaled-up across populations.
Published in Nature Sustainabilitythe Kent-led study, which is part of the project Relating Subjective Well-being to Biodiversity (RELATE), set out to understand which components of nature and biodiversity play a particular role in human well-being.
The team, which was led by Professor Zoe Davies, analyzed the effects of species’ traits, based on people’s feedback following a series of workshops, to identify…
affordable health insurance
With no room to raise taxes, where will Adams find the money for his pricey union deals?
Retired city workers are understandably upset the city is changing their health insurance, forcing them into a plan with less flexibility effective September.
But they shouldn’t be surprised: Something had to give.
Our retirees are getting off easy — so far.
Mayor Eric Adams registered the new contract last week with healthcare provider Aetna to start administering the less-generous Medicare contract in the fall, overriding Comptroller Brad Lander’s objections.
Thanks to a higher federal subsidy for the new Advantage plan, as well as stricter rules for specialty visits and the like, the city expects to save $600 million a year.…
Ryan Finch donated $5 million to St. Joseph’s hospital
President of Finch Auto Group, Ryan Finch, has personally donated $5 million to St. Joseph’s Health Care London, Ont., through St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation.
It’s the largest known gift of its kind to support mental health care research in southwestern Ontario.
The donation will fund research into new solutions aimed at making it easier for patients to access mental health care and receive the help they need.
“I feel lucky to be able to give back,” said Finch. “With mental health at the forefront of so many aspects of life today, I want to make a difference and if…
New TGH freestanding emergency room boosts access to care and creates jobs as part of the $550 million expansion
TGH expanding health care access
Tampa General Hospital is expanding health care access, hoping to serve the underserved. Kylie Jones reports.
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa General Hospital is expanding healthcare access as the Bay Area grows rapidly.
TGH is opening a freestanding emergency department on W. Kennedy Blvd. It’s the hospital system’s third emergency department, joining one in Brandon and the main hospital’s level-one trauma center.
The 15,000-square-foot emergency department will have full-service access for adults and children.
“Which is going to really complement our level-one trauma center by having more capacity for, sort of lower acuity work,” said John…
I Am Not an Object or Incompetent – PHE America
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[5-Part Article Series]
People with physical disabilities hold limited positions as scholars, teachers, or leaders in physical education, recreation, and sports. Perhaps the reason is that the field is flooded with able-bodied people who think they know best. But do they? Michael Oliver, imminent writer, and scholar argued that people with physical disabilities should be the only ones in the field of disability studies because they have a bodily experience with disabilities. The following five-part article series shares the perspective of a scholar in the field of sports disability who has his own physical limitations. In…
Desjardins’ income falls 24 per cent in the first quarter
For the quarter ended March 31, Desjardins Group recorded surplus earnings before member dividends of $342 million.
This represents a decrease of $109 million compared to the same period in 2022, when surplus earnings were $451 million. The 2022 amount was adjusted, leading to a 24 per cent downturn over a 12-month period.
Data for the first quarter of 2022 have been adjusted, as for all insurers, to reflect changes to IFRS accounting standards. Comparison with the previous year must be done with caution, the cooperative points out.
Property and casualty insurance
In P&C insurance, Desjardins posted a net deficit…
Raymond James & Associates Has $1.39 Million Stock Position in Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:RYH)
Raymond James & Associates lowered its position in shares of Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:RYH – Get Rating) by 21.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investors owned 4,820 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,294 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates’ holdings in Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF were worth $1,391,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp bought a new position in shares of…
Democratic lawmakers press Newsom to spend millions from health insurance fines
When Gov. Gavin Newsom took office four years ago, the Democrats went after Republicans on the national stage as they sought to gut the Affordable Care Act. Key to his ambitious healthcare agenda: reinstating the fine on Californians who don’t have health coverage, which had been eliminated at the federal level.
It was a tough sell for a new governor, and Newsom needed strong allies among state Democratic leaders, who at the time, in 2019, voiced concern about essentially levying a new tax on Californians unable to afford the rising cost of healthcare. Democrats, who, then as now, controlled the…