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Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week
By: Matt Ott, The Associated Press Posted: 7:41 AM CST Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 Last Modified: 8:04 AM CST Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in the U.S. reached a four-month low last week, a sign that employers are holding on to their workers despite the Federal
Fewer Kids Hospitalized for Other Infections During COVID
Pediatric hospitalizations for all types of infections fell dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the greatest declines in flu-related hospitalizations, British researchers found. Compared with the period from March 1, 2017 to Feb. 29, 2020, influenza-associated hospitalizations from March 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 dropped 94% (95% CI 89-97%) among children ages 14 and…
Prescribe fewer antidepressants, and for shorter periods, doctors advised
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Doctors should prescribe fewer antidepressants and for shorter periods of time, because of the ongoing uncertainties about their effectiveness and the potential severity and durability of the withdrawal symptoms associated with them, suggests a review of the evidence on antidepressant use, published online in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin. The use…
Fewer than 3,000 students return to physical school
As hundreds of vaccinated students in Forms Four to Six returned to the physical classrooms yesterday—hundreds more logged in virtually but some were disappointed after teachers failed to upload classes synchronously and they were left without a daily lesson plan. However, Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, who toured two secondary schools in Port-of-Spain to witness…
Fewer rollovers into October series hint at caution amid global risks
Mumbai: Traders rolled over fewer bullish bets to the October derivatives series on expiry of the September contracts on Thursday as they believe the recent market rally has run out of steam for the moment. Analysts said the declining cost to carry forward positions to October during the week, indicates the reluctance among traders to…