The bank accounts of a man who allegedly defrauded the Unemployment Insurance Fund's Covid relief fund of almost R700 000 have been frozen.The man allegedly received funds earmarked for 150 employees of a Durban-based company.He allegedly transferred the money to numerous bank accounts in an attempt to hide its origin.The Asset Forfeiture Unit has frozen…
Environment 28 April 2020 By Michael Le Page Cattle can catch the bluetongue virusRealimage/Alamy Bull semen frozen for several years before being used to inseminate a cow may have sparked an ongoing bluetongue outbreak among farm animals in Europe, according to a genetic analysis of the virus strain. “It’s the most likely explanation,” says Massimo…
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) As Grace Griffin and her husband were welcoming their long-awaited baby — a daughter — Griffin found herself worried about looming medical bills and unsure if their family could pay for the care they needed. “This whole experience has me wondering (keeping me up at night, actually): Can we ever afford
LYON, France — Halving the dose of antenatal betamethasone given to prevent severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants does not appear to affect later intelligence quotient (IQ) scores or other measures of neurodevelopment, suggests a follow-up study of a randomized trial. However, it is unclear from the present data, presented at the Congress of
After years of searching for affordable health insurance, Trey Wright discovered Georgia Pathways to Coverage. The state’s limited Medicaid expansion program allowed the 27-year-old living in the rural city of Jesup in southeastern Georgia to finally visit a primary care doctor regularly. It also covered weekly shots to manage an array of allergies, saving him