Healthcare Stock
After Thursday (Feb 27) closing bell, the Dow Jones lost a jaw-dropping 1,190.9 points – the biggest in history. It was also the second day in the same week the index shed more than 1,000 points. On Monday, it had already plunged 1,031 points, before losing 879 points again the next day. Thursday also saw […]
... written on Feb 28 2020On Monday, the Dow plunged 1,031 points. The next day, the stock market continued its losses by closing 879 points lower. In total, the DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average) lost nearly 1,900 points as fears over the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus intensified around the world. Investors scrambled to sell their shares and diverted their money […]
... written on Feb 27 2020As the death toll caused by the infectious Coronavirus continues to rise, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning that “trolls and conspiracy theories” are jeopardizing the response to the new virus. WHO said misinformation and fake news around the new strain, 2019-nCoV, causes “confusion and spreads fear” to the general public. […]
... written on Feb 12 2020The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency after the first person-to-person transmission of the virus was reported in the U.S. The latest designation means that international public-health authorities now consider the virus, which has killed 305 people so far (including the first death in the Philippines), a significant […]
... written on Feb 03 2020If you are currently practicing as a registered nurse and you want to take your next steps in your nursing career, but you are just not sure which way to go, then you are not alone. There are many different directions you could take and specialties you could focus on; the sheer amount of choice […]
... written on Nov 26 2019Much has been said in the press about the oversupply of doctors. Nearly all believe that this is a bad thing for the country. However, they fail to realise that this situation arose due to the government not spending on needed infrastructure such as hospitals and schools for the common man and instead they spent […]
... written on Nov 18 2019During Barisan Nasional (BN) government, only certain states and certain supermarkets banned plastic bags. Shoppers were charged RM0.20 for each plastic bag requested. After Pakatan Harapan (PH) government takes over, the entire nation is being targeted. Now, even wet markets, morning markets or night markets have started charging for plastic bags. What’s so wrong […]
... written on Apr 15 2019Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, pledged to fix some problems which prevent or discourage Malaysians abroad from returning home during his visit to Singapore to attend the 33rd Asean Summit. As a medical doctor himself, the premier specifically mentioned complaints by well-qualified doctors who have faced various difficulties. He reportedly said – […]
... written on Nov 16 2018China is home to the world’s largest factories. Whatever you can think of, chances are China has the factory for it. Chinese products seem to be everywhere that people no longer ask if the goods they are about to buy is made in China. Unless its military toys such as F-22 Raptor or F-35 Joint Strike […]
... written on Apr 20 2018You might have read how specially trained dogs could detect prostate cancer at an early stage. Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, and was responsible for 8.8 million deaths in 2015. And depending on your country, cancer could be the biggest killer. Cancer is so deadly primarily due to detection problem. Traditionally, doctors have tried to detect […]
... written on Apr 18 2018
