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Griffin submits application for UK banking authorisation, hitting major milestone in building a developer-friendly bank for fintechs

The London-based company is building an API-first Banking as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, designed to couple best-in-class technology with the security and reliability of an authorised bank Thursday 12th May 2022, London – Today, Griffin – a UK Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) fintech – announces the completion of an important step in its application for a banking licence. Griffin… Read More »

Cancer symptoms: What does your poo smell like? Major warning sign of pancreatic cancer

Cancer is a serious condition whereby cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs. When this destructive process takes place in the top part of your tummy, it is known as pancreatic cancer. Like all cancers, it is imperative… Read More »

Major boost for hospitals at ‘crisis point’

Queensland public hospitals at “crisis point” will be given an extra $ 100 million from the Palaszczuk government to solve ambulance ramping and an undersupply of beds. Health Minister Yvette D’Ath revealed the new funding on Tuesday morning, which she said will initially create 65 new beds at busy facilities in Ipswich, West Moreton and… Read More »

Major Health Insurer to Stop Covering Descovy to Prevent HIV

UnitedHealthcare, one of the largest health insurance companies in the nation, notified plan members that starting September 1, it will no longer cover Descovy as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV, reports MedCity News. The announcement arrives as a low-cost generic version of Truvada as PrEP will become available September 30. Approved as PrEP last… Read More »

McGill study identifies new role of major genetic risk factor in Alzheimer’s disease

For years, physicians have been aware that patients carrying the apolipoprotein ꜫ4 (APOE ꜫ4) gene are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. New research from McGill University has now found the gene plays an even greater role in dementia. In a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Neurology, Dr. Pedro… Read More »

U.S. appeals court sidesteps major Obamacare ruling

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that a component of the Obamacare law is unconstitutional, but dodged a major ruling by stopping short of declaring that the rest of the landmark 2010 healthcare statute must also be struck down. FILE PHOTO: A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San… Read More »

Louisiana experiences major drop in new HIV cases, its lowest in a decade

(Photo | Fotolia.com) Louisiana diagnosed 989 people with HIV last year, its lowest number of new HIV cases in at least a decade in a state with a heavy number of infections within the African American community. Although Louisiana ranked in the top 10 states to register the highest number of new HIV cases in… Read More »