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The slow pace of vaccination and the arrival of the Delta variant caused a deadly new pandemic crisis in Iran. However, the new government of President Ibrahim Raisi, like its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264235
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Congress has passed three COVID-19 relief packages, which include payroll support for shuttered businesses to retain employees. Congress now eyes a fourth package to expand…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251865
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Industrial action is increasing across unionised sectors of the US economy, driven by the impact of inflation on real wages but also by pandemic-related stresses that have left…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272806
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The Taliban government has allowed UN agencies to start paying salaries directly to teachers and healthcare workers. It initially stalled on this, but has now conceded for fear of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265935
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to shield corporate defendants from legal liability from some COVID-19 claims, as some states relax their lockdowns. Republicans…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252471
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Unemployment insurance claims have risen sharply during the pandemic. The Labor Department will release its latest data later today: total claims are likely to involve 30 million…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252317
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Innovating in healthcare.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243383
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Health system capacities.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251437
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Healthcare spending fell following the onset of COVID-19 as savings from patients foregoing non-COVID care offset the additional costs of fighting the pandemic. While the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267419
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High and rising case numbers have strained public and private health systems. Medicaid, which caters to low-income families and will experience surging demand as job losses rise…