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Health and Human Services denies it will create autism registry
2025-05-05 08:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
The Department of Health and Human Services denied that it would create an autism health registry after advocates for the autistic community expressed fear about reported plans for one. An HHS official insisted to The Independent that no such plans existed. A real-world data platform will link existing datasets to support research into causes of autism and insights into improved treatment strategies, the official said. Earlier in the week, National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya said that the department planned to gather health information on people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. During a meeting of the Council of Councils, Bhattacharya said that the plan would integrate diverse data enabling research to examine complex factors influencing ASD rates. He said the proposal would integrate data from pharmacy chains, health organizations, as well as wearable technology, among other information, to conduct real-time health monitoring, work on disease registries...
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Florida vs. California: How two states are facing the insurance crisis
2025-05-05 04:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
California and Florida have for years been the canary in the gold mine for a homeowner insurance crisis that experts warn might soon spread to many more states across the country.The two disaster-prone states, which face different challenges within their own markets, have seen homeowners insurance premiums skyrocket in recent years as carriers dealing with rising costs and growing catastrophe exposure either significantly hiked their rates or cut coverage in the most vulnerable areas, leaving homeowners with limited options.Despite facing similar challenges, the two states are experimenting with wildly different solutionsonce again becoming examples for the rest of the country of the dos and don'ts of a crisis that is expected to spread across the nation.Why It MattersThe homeowners insurance crises in California and Florida have drastically different causes, but they have one element in common: both coastal states are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters, with wildfires in Ca...
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Canadas auto sector weighs difficult new reality under Trumps tariffs - National | Globalnews.ca
2025-05-05 04:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Its been about one week since the tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on the North American auto sector took effect and those within the Canadian industry say so far, confusion is whats most prominent.The 25 per cent tariffs went into effect April 3, putting a duty on all foreign-made vehicles entering the U.S., though automakers compliant with the terms of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) can deduct the value of U.S. content.Canada also imposed its own duty of 25 per cent on U.S.-assembled vehicles, though it too will allow importers to deduct the value of Canadian and Mexican content under CUSMA.So what were seeing immediately in terms of reaction is companies are taking a moment to just try and understand what the lay of the land is, what exactly the rules are, and then figure out what the path forward is for future exports into the United States, said Brian Kingston, president and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association (CVMA).Story continues b...
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