China’s population continues to fall for third straight year due to declining birthrate and amid concerns for economy. China’s population fell for the third consecutive year in 2024, as a demographic crisis continues to loom over the East Asian superpower. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Friday that the Chinese population fell by…
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Total Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI) scores are consistently low throughout pregnancy and postpartum, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Leah M. Lipsky, Ph.D., from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Bethesda,…
The Texas Tribune Skip to main content Key coverage By Stephen Simpson Jan. 2, 2025 Texas received $203.4 million in 2021 to help build community mental health programs at libraries and churches, among other efforts. Those funds expire Dec. 31. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune By Jayme Lozano Carver Updated: Dec. 26, 2024 Noncommercial cars…
Beijing’s quick endorsement of a scheme to raise the retirement age shows it is determined to address the problem of dwindling pension funds amid faltering economic growth and an ageing population, analysts say. But, they add, the changes are unlikely to be a silver bullet for fiscal shortfalls and could come with “political pain”. For…