As an $8 billion company, Crocs has reached Justin Bieber levels of popularity, providing a quick, comfortable option for kids and teens for school. But now, a growing number of schools are banning clogs because of safety risks. “Whenever someone reports a foot injury, the first thing everyone says is, ‘I bet they were wearing … Read more
Health expenditure paid out of pocket by Italian families sees an increase of 10.3% in 2023 alone and almost 4.5 million people gave up treatment in the same year. These figures, together with regional and territorial inequality, healthcare migration and the inconvenience of waiting times and overcrowded emergency rooms “suggest that the sustainability of the … Read more
BRAUNSCHWEIG. The 4th Chamber of the Administrative Court today dismissed a driving school’s lawsuit seeking a subsequent determination that a measure taken by the Goslar district to contain the corona virus was unlawful. In the “early phase” of the Corona pandemic, on March 17, 2020, the defendant district of Goslar issued a general decree which, … Read more
The Superior Health Council wants to abolish night flights at Brussels Airport because they threaten the health of local residents. At least 160,000 people are at increased risk of health effects such as disturbed sleep, reduced lung function and changes in heart rhythm. The council concludes this after analyzing existing studies of noise pollution and … Read more
On April 29, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute issued a warning against the danger of fires in the Central Bohemian Region, valid from April 30 at midnight to May 1 at midnight. A mixed forest fire in the Benešovsk region. | Photo: HZS Central Bohemian Region In connection with the provision, the Central Bohemian Region issued … Read more
▲ Aspirin Research has shown that aspirin, which many people take for its anti-inflammatory and blood-thinning effects, prevents the development and progression of colon cancer by targeting cancer cells in the immune system and strengthening the immune response. On the 23rd, the team of Dr. Marco Scarpa at the University of Padova, Italy, discovered this … Read more
News of the day This overview will help you quickly catch up on today’s most important events. 1. Elderly care and childcare will have their own ‘Tripadvisor’ How do you experience the care and services in a residential care center, a youth care organization, or a facility for people with disabilities? From now on you … Read more
healthcare The health insurance funds have received dozens of complaints about hospitals that deliberately schedule scans outside office hours so that they can charge supplements. The problem is an unpleasant side effect of a measure taken by Minister of Health Frank Vandenbroucke (Vooruit). He decided in December of last year to ban supplements for heavy … Read more
A forced sale or ban of Tiktok in the United States has come a lot closer following a vote on Saturday in the US House of Representatives. There they voted on support for Ukraine and Israel, and on a forced sale of Tiktok. These three bills will then go to the Senate together, which almost … Read more
media The Ghent Court of Appeal rules that the publication ban on information from the official report against former Vooruit chairman Conner Rousseau after possibly racist statements was not justified. The East Flanders public prosecutor’s office confirmed on September 21 that an investigation was being conducted into statements made by Conner Rousseau to officers in … Read more