Category: Investing

Even After Covid, Could Congress Ignore The Long-Term Care Needs Of Older Adults?

Is it possible that Congress will do nothing to improve long-term services and supports for older adults and younger people with disabilities or assist their families? Even after 603,000 people over age 65 were killed by Covid-19 in the past two years.

Covid Case Counts Should No Longer Be ‘Major’ Pandemic Metric Amid ‘Mild’ Omicron Infections, Experts Argue

“That’s the vaccine working,” U.S. public health expert Ashish Jha said Sunday of the growing number of mild, cold-like Covid infections among vaccinated Americans, arguing that policymakers should pay more attention to hospitalization numbers than the…

Covid Can Linger In Body For Months, Study Finds, As Fauci Sounds Alarm On ‘Extraordinarily Contagious’ Omicron Variant

The new findings shed light on so-called long Covid infections as experts warn the omicron variant could lead to a surge in U.S. hospitalizations.

These 13 States Are Facing The Worst Hospital Worker Shortages As Omicron Fuels A New Covid Surge

Nearly half of U.S. states are expected to be facing widespread critical staffing shortages in hospitals by next week.

What’s Behind Biogen’s Move To Cut Prices On Its Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm?

This week, drugmaker Biogen made a stunning announcement: It is going to cut in half the price of its controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm.

Michael J. Fox’s Foundation Debuts Among Nation’s Top 100 Charities

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research joins the elite list for first time thanks to donations by Google co-founder Sergey Brin.

Microsoft, Tesla Lead Big Tech Declines As Markets Fall On More Bad Inflation Data

Markets were down for the second day in a row ahead of a big Fed decision.

This Vaccine Maker Can ‘Dominate’ The Covid Market For Years To Come, Wells Fargo Predicts

Although its shares have lagged other vaccine makers in 2021, Pfizer could soon be poised for significant revenue growth.

Dow Jumps 700 Points Despite Growing Number Of Omicron Cases

The market rebounded strongly after last week’s omicron-induced sell-off.

Is The Era Of Stay-At-Home Stocks Over? Here’s Why Zoom, Peloton And Others Have Slumped In 2021

Some of the pandemic’s hottest stay-at-home stocks have undergone brutal sell-offs this year.