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Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) PT Raised to $165.00

29/04/2023binomo

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS – Get Rating) had its target price lifted by investment analysts at Citigroup from $150.00 to $165.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. Citigroup’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 9.74% from the stock’s previous close.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Mizuho lowered their price target on Universal Health Services from $144.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 6th. Stephens reduced their target price on Universal Health Services from $155.00 to $140.00

‘People are suffering’: Food stamp woes worsens Alaska hunger

23/04/2023binomo

EAGLE RIVER, Alaska

Thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have waited months for food stamp benefits, exacerbating a long-standing hunger crisis worsened by the pandemic, inflation and the remnants of a typhoon that wiped out stockpiles of fish and fishing equipment.

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The backlog, which began last August, is especially concerning in a state where communities in far-flung areas, including Alaska Native villages, are often not connected by roads. They must have food shipped in by barge or airplane, making the cost of even basic goods exorbitant. Around 13% of the state’s roughly 735,000 residents received Supplemental Nutrition

Catch it, Kill it, Bin it… Then What? – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

20/04/2023binomo

Core messaging during the COVID -19 pandemic has focused on the role each citizen plays in bringing the situation under control. Good hygiene and social distancing have been spoken about widely and it is acknowledged that the latter is the primary risk control measure.

The role of key workers has also been widely discussed, such as the value of NHS staff and care workers, the role of educators and the rapid transition to home schooling. And as I sit here at home thinking about the 27 million households in the UK on lockdown, and the impact on people and their

Insiders acquired stock in large numbers last year

26/03/2023binomo

When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase stock, like in ECO Animal Health Group plc’s (LON:EAH) instance, it’s good news for shareholders.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

View our latest analysis for ECO Animal Health Group

ECO Animal Health Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by CFO, Finance Director Christopher

A number of insiders bought Plant Health Care plc (LON:PHC) stock last year, which is great news for shareholders

18/03/2023binomo

It is usually uneventful when a single insider buys stock. However, When quite a few insiders buy shares, as it happened in Plant Health Care plc’s (LON:PHC) case, it’s fantastic news for shareholders.

Although we don’t think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

See our latest analysis for Plant Health Care

Plant Health Care Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Non-Executive Chairman Christopher G. Richards bought UK£75k worth of shares at a price of UK£0.12 per

Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF (NASDAQ:EDOC) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

02/03/2023binomo

The Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF (NASDAQ:EDOC – Get Rating) was the target of a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 178,100 shares, a growth of 1,736.1% from the January 31st totaling 9,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 29,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.1 days.

Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EDOC opened at $11.72 on Thursday. The Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF has a 12 month low of $10.61 and a 12 month high of

Kirsty Gallacher gave a health update on an ear tumor that led to her quitting a GB News job

24/02/2023binomo

Kirsty Gallacher is having radiotherapy for a benign tumor in her ear (PA)

Kirsty Gallacher has revealed she is having radiotherapy for a benign tumor in her ear.

This health update comes two years after Gallacher, 47, received the tumor diagnosis after having sudden hearing loss, which led to her developing tinnitus.

Speaking about the scheduled radiotherapy, Gallacher has said: “The tumor isn’t going to go until I have radiotherapy to shrink it and I’m not doing that at the moment, but I’m watching it.

“Radiotherapy is the last resort. I will do it in the summer, but it’s not

Prevent Nearsightedness Complications With Early Treatment

26/01/2023binomo

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Myopia, aka nearsightedness, is extremely common and can start in childhood or young adults. Over time it can lead to early-onset cataracts, retinal detachment, and glaucoma. MedPageToday has an eye-opening article on treatments that can prevent myopia progression and complications. For example:

Common evidence-based treatments that offer both statistically significant and clinically meaningful efficacy include daytime multifocal soft contact lenses (MFSCL), overnight orthokeratology (ortho-k), and topical low dose atropine (LDA). Novel spectacle lenses also showed a promising myopia-inhibiting effect, although with limited availability in the US at the