Top news of the week: 28.02.2023.
WHO/Europe High-Level Forum on Health in the Well-Being Economy
On 1–2 March, WHO/Europe is holding its first-ever “Health in the Well-Being Economy” Regional Forum. This is a 2-day event that will gather high-level representatives from ministries of ...
Idaho dropped thousands from Medicaid early in the pandemic. Which state's next?
The federal agency that oversees Medicaid suggested Idaho wasn't trying hard enough to reach beneficiaries before letting their coverage lapse. Consumer advocates fear that could happen ...
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies
Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies today. This report, Trends in maternal ...
Covid-19 likely emerged from laboratory leak, US energy department says
Updated finding a departure from previous studies on how the virus emerged and comes with ‘low confidence’
China should be honest on Covid origin, says US envoy
Beijing hits back that the outbreak's origin is "about science and should not be politicised".
What war has done to Europe’s economy
After the energy crisis comes low growth and stubborn inflation
'My strange gratitude for Covid job change'
A group of people from around Gloucestershire said lockdown prompted job changes they are grateful for.