Lending activity at the country’s largest banks increased for the second consecutive month in September, giving credence to the central bank’s claim that the financial system has turned a corner after being ravaged by the pandemic of coronavirus. In a statement, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said preliminary data …

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – The Behavioral Health Innovation and Dissemination Center (BHIDC) at the University of Utah has added another mental health resource for the community. BHIDC’s new mental health clinic is located in the Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons building at the University of Utah, just south of …

The US Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans to small businesses that were economically affected by the pipeline oil spill that began on October 2. A virtual business recovery center opens October 28 to help determine eligibility. The SBA acted on its own to declare a disaster …

In comparison, only 47 percent of plan members rated the quality of their health care plan as excellent (13 percent) or very good (34 percent). While that number has remained unchanged from 2020, it is down from 59% in 2006, when the question was first asked. Read: Pandemic Benefit Plan …

Of the total world population, about 25 percent and nearly 1.85 billion are young people aged 10 to 24, nine out of 10 of them live in least developed countries. India has the world’s largest number of this age group with around 360 million. A rapidly changing world is of …

CONCORD, NH – More than 113,000 military veterans live in New Hampshire, but less than a quarter of them have enrolled in Veterans Health Care (VA). A new Health Benefits Navigator AARP’s publication seeks to help more veterans access their benefits. Amy Goyer, family and care specialist for AARP, said …

Some nursing students at Dalhousie University in Halifax say they are strapped for student loans because of their intensive program structure. They say that, added to the unique financial needs of the program, this creates problems of food insecurity and housing for some students. Lane Williams, who is in his …

To get full health coverage, MIT graduate workers must band together to form a union By Ethan Baker, Sneha Kabaria and Owen Leddy 28 October 2021 All MIT graduates know the cost of living in the Boston / Cambridge area is outrageous. Now imagine being hit by a surprise medical …

DENVER (CBS4) – A program offering free sessions with a mental health professional to children is online as Colorado grapples with children with anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. Wednesday, IMatterColorado.org launched and provides services to all Colorado children who may need help. “There was a need before and COVID only …

Democrats – and some Republicans – have expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would increase the wages of wildland firefighters and reclassify their job titles as firefighters during a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday. “Today’s wildfires are really a year-round risk of burning larger areas at a higher intensity, …