Category: Health

Published by Kaiser Health News Many so-called night people feel that, when it comes to society’s expectations about when the workday should start, they drew the short straw. Research shows that “night owls” are hard-wired to sleep later, yet 9-to-5 work schedules force them to battle their physiology and wake up early. Research also has shown that conventional timetables leave them vulnerable to physical and mental health issues. “It is harder for night owls to function in the world because they’re out of sync with the conventional schedule,” said Kelly Baron, an associate professor at the University of Utah who

Published by Reuters SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai on Sunday ordered its 26 million residents to undergo two more rounds of tests for COVID-19 as public anger grows over how authorities in China’s most populous city are tackling a record coronavirus surge. Residents should self-test on Sunday using antigen kits and report any positive results, Shanghai government officials told a news conference, while a nucleic acid test would be conducted citywide on Monday. “The main task is to completely eliminate risk points and to cut off the chain of transmission so that we can curb the spread of the epidemic as soon

Published by Malaysiakini (English) YOURSAY | ‘Imagine how much hospital equipment we could buy with RM300m.’ Govt will not pay anything close to RM300m for MySejahtera – KJ KINIGUIDE | What PAC uncovered about MySejahtera Appum: Was the MySejahtera app a CSR (corporate social responsibility) project now turned into a cash cow? In appreciation of it being CSR project, the government could just pay RM1 as a formality to take over the product. The government may even pay the developer RM1 million if it deems it fit. If that is not acceptable to the developer, then let the government carry

Published by Reuters By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – In just under two months, Hong Kong went from being one of the best places in the world at controlling COVID-19 to one of the worst. Deaths have skyrocketed, the health system is swamped, morgues are overflowing and public confidence in the city government is at an all-time low. While the government sticks to a “zero-COVID” policy similar to that of mainland China, city leader Carrie Lam hinted on Thursday she could ease restrictions amid concerns over the city’s status as a global financial hub. But with infections spilling over