March 17, 2021 — Aaron Goyang thinks his long bout with COVID-19 has finally come to an end, several weeks after getting his second dose of a vaccine. Goyang, who is 33 and is a radiology technician in Austin, Texas, thinks he got COVID-19 from some of the coughing, gasping patients he treated last … Read more
March 9, 2021 — President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief bill includes an expanded child tax credit that would give most families $3,600 a year for each child under age 6 and $3,000 a year for each older child, paid monthly. Experts in social services and pediatric health say the benefit will slash the childhood poverty … Read more
Washington: US employment growth rebounded less than expected in January and job losses the prior month were deeper than initially thought, strengthening the argument for additional relief money from the government to aid the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The labour department said on Friday nonfarm payrolls increased by 49,000 jobs last month. Data for … Read more
TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (Healthday News) — As Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package on Monday, U.S. experts warned that a new, more infectious variant of the coronavirus recently discovered in Britain may already be circulating in this country. The relief bill will authorize direct payments of $600 to any American who … Read more
The government’s proposed compound interest waiver is likely to help the individuals who opted for the moratorium, but a bigger concern arises out of the accumulated simple interest during the period. The Centre recently submitted a proposal to waive ‘interest on interest’ charges or compound interest on all retail and MSME loans up to Rs … Read more
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — It’s a must for any good curry, and a new clinical trial suggests that turmeric might ease arthritis pain, too. Researchers found that an extract of the spice turmeric worked better than a placebo in easing pain from knee arthritis over … Read more