Some municipalities receive up to 40 percent less budget for after-school care – Maria Iscariot wins Humo’s Rock Rally

Some municipalities receive up to 40 percent less budget for after-school care – Maria Iscariot wins Humo’s Rock Rally

News of the day This overview will help you quickly catch up on today’s most important events. 1. Some municipalities receive up to 40 percent less budget for after-school care: “We are the victims of our success” A new childcare crisis is in the making. This time it is about after-school care. Many municipalities will … Read more

Major consumers receive millions in discounts on electricity bills – School staff in Tennessee are now allowed to carry weapons

Major consumers receive millions in discounts on electricity bills – School staff in Tennessee are now allowed to carry weapons

News of the day This overview will help you quickly catch up on today’s most important events. 1. Major consumers receive millions in discounts on electricity bills, and ArcelorMittal should win over this The House Energy Committee approved the ceiling on transport rates for all energy-intensive companies that invest in sustainability. This is mainly a … Read more

Doctors who visit residential care centers receive higher compensation – Brussels government leaves the capital in a worse condition after five turbulent years

Doctors who visit residential care centers receive higher compensation – Brussels government leaves the capital in a worse condition after five turbulent years

News of the day This overview will help you quickly catch up on today’s most important events. 1. Doctors who visit residential care centers receive higher reimbursement To encourage doctors to visit their patients in residential care centers themselves, fees are being increased. But is that the necessary turnaround in the sector that CM chairman … Read more

Vaccination Brigades Encountering Resistance in Ciudad Juárez – Urgent Call for Public Participation in Measles and Rubella Campaign

Vaccination Brigades Encountering Resistance in Ciudad Juárez – Urgent Call for Public Participation in Measles and Rubella Campaign

Ciudad Juárez.- After walking the streets of the Oasis Revolución neighborhood for several hours, knocking house to house to promote vaccination against measles and rubella among other biological agents, vaccination brigades called on citizens to receive them because few people opened the door to them. door. The nurses shared that in several homes they did … Read more

World’s First Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Leaves Hospital Unharmed

World’s First Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Leaves Hospital Unharmed

Three weeks ago, Sulaiman, a sixty-year-old man, and the medical team at Mass General Hospital (Boston) made history, after receiving a genetically modified pig kidney, then leaving the hospital unharmed, despite all the health risks surrounding the operation. Dr. Leo Riella, Medical Director of Kidney Transplantation at the Transplant Center at Mass General Hospital, commented, … Read more

Starting teachers lack perspective: “Only this week did I receive certainty that my assignment will continue after the Easter holidays”

Starting teachers lack perspective: “Only this week did I receive certainty that my assignment will continue after the Easter holidays”

“Why is there not more appreciation for young teachers?” asks Willem Konings. He is 29 years old and teaches business organization and business sciences in the fifth year of secondary school at the Minimen Institute in Leuven. “It’s a great job. And I work at a super school. But still something is nagging.” Konings’ assignment … Read more

Babies receive microplastics through an IV

Babies receive microplastics through an IV

IVs save lives. This way, patients receive vital food, fluids or medication. But unfortunately, tiny plastic particles also end up in the patient’s body via the plastic bags and tubes, according to a study by researchers from Ghent University and Antwerp University Hospital. In a first exploratory study, they simulated a setup with IVs used … Read more

Antwerp and Ghent receive the lion’s share of Flemish subsidies

Antwerp and Ghent receive the lion’s share of Flemish subsidies

Antwerp and Ghent are the big consumers of municipal subsidies. Of the 5.1 billion euros that flowed to local authorities in 2022, they received a third, according to an analysis made by the newspaper De Tijd based on figures from Flemish MP Brecht Warnez (CD&V). The two major cities receive as many subsidies as 244 … Read more

Did you receive an email with a QR code in the middle of the night? Then be on your guard

Did you receive an email with a QR code in the middle of the night?  Then be on your guard

Today is Safer Internet Day, a day on which extra warnings are issued about internet scams. Because last year, perpetrators again stole 2.4 million euros. Yet there is also good news: the number of victims is decreasing year after year. And the loot has also fallen sharply. From 10.3 million euros in 2020 to 2.4 … Read more

Biosafety Protocol for Schools: Mandatory Mask Use and Social Distancing

Biosafety Protocol for Schools: Mandatory Mask Use and Social Distancing

From the first day of classes, next February 5, the biosafety protocol will be applied to prevent respiratory infections, such as covid-19, in educational units, which includes the mandatory use of a mask and social distancing, among other measures. . 11 days before the start of school activities, the Ministers of Education, Edgar Pary, and … Read more