Archive for May 2024

Secretary for Labour & Welfare Chris Sun today said the Government has to improve the governance of the Social Workers Registration Board.

China’s over-60s make up 7.2 per cent of migrants, about 18 million people. Treated as ‘servants’ by family, stuck indoors with grandchildren, they often feel lonely.

A fentanyl test strip helps users test for the presence of fentanyl in their drugs. Harm reduction kits show the thoughtfulness in helping addicts reduce the risk of infection and even death.

StolenBenefitsStolenPeoples volunteers Raquel Shaye and Reva Stewart drag a wagon filled with bottled water and other supplies to start handing out at a bus stop on 19th Avenue and Dunlap in Phoenix during an outreach effort

Jasmine Dearman, who will graduate this May with a Master’s in Social Work, was recently voted Outstanding Student of the Year by the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP), a non-profit that advocates for social work ideas and funding on Capitol Hill.

Researchers at the nonprofit Office of Health Economics, based in London, analyzed four adult vaccine programs — for the flu, pneumonia, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and shingles — across 10 countries including Australia, France, Japan, and the United States. They found that adult vaccination programs paid for themselves many times over, returning up to 19 times the initial investment in societal benefits.

Scottish scientist Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk was a respected research scientist at Dundee University for nearly 20 years, specialising in child development, before leaving academia