A new poll by the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America revealed that fewer Americans than ever say their mental health is "good" or "excellent." Notably, this is the first time that less than 30 percent of people have rated their mental health as "excellent," whereas the number of people...
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has officially recognized a fifth type of diabetes after decades of debate. The condition was first identified in Jamaica in 1955, but was largely ignored for many years. Although the World Health Organisation acknowledged it in the 1980s, the diagnosis...
Stocks have moved mostly lower during trading on Monday, giving back ground after turning in a strong performance last week. The major averages have all moved to the downside, adding to the slim losses posted in the previous session. Currently, the major averages are off their lows of the session but still in the red.
Shares of Greenwich LifeSciences Inc. (GLSI) have been on a tear over the past ten days as the clinical-stage biotech pushes ahead with its financing strategy and prepares to implement risk-reducing modifications to the phase III trial of its investigational breast cancer immunotherapy, GLSI-100, upon the regulatory go-ahead.
A report released by the National Association of Realtors on Monday showed pending home sales in the U.S. shot up by much more than expected in the month of November. NAR said its pending home sales index spiked by 3.3 percent to 79.2 in November after surging by 2.4 percent to an upwardly revised 76.7 in October.
Stocks may move to the downside in early trading on Monday, giving back ground after turning in a strong performance last week. The major index futures are currently pointing to a lower open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures down by 0.3 percent. Profit taking may contribute to initial weakness...
Investor sentiments might be influenced by geopolitical tensions on Monday. Thin trading is expected in view of the upcoming New Year Holiday. Early signs from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open lower. Asian shares finished broadly in negative zone, while European shares...
In a year-end analysis, World Health Organization claimed that amidst major funding cuts and increasing threats to science and solidarity, 2025 delivered significant victories for disease control and elimination across the globe. WHO noted that Maldives became the first country to achieve "triple...
The UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber Cold-Health Alert for the North West and North East regions of England until midday on January 5. All other regions in England will be under a yellow alert for this period, UKHSA said in a press release. Expected low temperatures are likely to result...
The UK has signed a 52 million pound contract with Germany for state-of-the-art military artillery. This joint procurement demonstrates deepening defense cooperation between the UK and Germany under the Trinity House agreement signed in October 2024 - a landmark defense agreement that committed both...
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky have discussed the ongoing efforts to end the Ukraine war. Both leaders described the talks as "great", indicating that substantial progress had been made. After the talks that lasted more than three hours at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, neither leader announced any major breakthrough in
A moderate earthquake of 4.7 magnitude rattled Susanville, California, Sunday evening. The quake, at a depth of 5 kilometers, with a radius of 15 kilometers, occurred at 4:41 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey. USGS initially reported that the earthquake measured 5.0 magnitude...
Stock markets in Europe are expected to open on a positive note on Monday as investors return from the Christmas break. Geopolitical uncertainty as well as holiday-thinned trading is expected to sway sentiment.
After trending higher over the past several sessions, stocks showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading day on Friday. The major averages spent the day bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line before eventually closing slightly lower. The S&P 500 reached a new record intraday...
A large review of previous studies found that tramadol, a strong painkiller often prescribed for long-term pain, provides only small pain relief for the conditions it is usually used to treat. The review, published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, also found that tramadol is linked to a higher risk...
December 26, 2025 08:42 ET Third quarter economic growth data from some major economies including the U.S. were the main news in this holiday shortened week. GDP growth and industrial production data from the U.S. helped to boost morale, while the consumer confidence survey results were less upbeat. In Europe, the quarterly economic growth data from the U.K. drew attention, while the minutes of the Australian central bank’s latest policy session was in focus in Asia.