Roche and Alnylam present positive results from the Phase II KARDIA-2 study of zilebesiran added to standard of care antihypertensives in patients with inadequately controlled hypertension
The KARDIA-2 study met its primary endpoint demonstrating additive, placebo-adjusted systolic blood pressure reductions of up to 12.1 mmHgat month three. These results were statistically significant and clinically meaningfulZilebesiran demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile when added to standard of care antihypertensives Basel, 7 April 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Alnylam today released detailed results from the Phase II KARDIA-2 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of a single subcutaneous dose of zilebesiran when added to one of three standard of care (SOC) antihypertensives. T...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 7, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How immigrants are helping boost the U.S. job market without affecting inflation
Blockbuster job growth continues to power the U.S. economy, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting 303,000 payrolls added in March. Usually, such strong growth might signal that inflation could pick up. If employers see more demand for goods and services, they need to hire more workers —…#federalreserves #goldmansachs #davidmericle #mericle #wendyedelberg #federalreserve #brookings #hamiltonproject #jaypowell #edelman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
None of Forbes ’ billionaires under 30 are self-made for first time in 15 years
Their bank accounts are stacked — with family money. For the first time since 2009, none of those who made Forbes’ list of billionaires under 30 generated their massive wealth on their own. This year, 18 of the 25 youngest on the World’s Billionaires list inherited their wealth. The statistic is…#worlds #trillions #liviavoigt #brazil #weg #ireland #zahan #firozmistry #cyrusmistry #tatagroup (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
10 U.S. states where Americans earn the lowest incomes
Throughout the U.S., workers earn a median annual wage of about $48,080, according to the latest available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But in the three states where workers earn the least, the median annual wage sits below $40,000 a year. And notably, all but two of the 10…#south #mississippi #bls #stlouisfed #massachusetts #oklahoma #newmexico #southcarolina #earlybird (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No kids? No problem: How Canada ’s childfree and cash-rich couples are spending their time and money
When couples meet with a financial planner, they’ll most likely talk to one focused on saving, investing and leaving behind an inheritance for children. Which is great – unless you’re not planning on having children. For dual-income no-kid couples – commonly referred to as DINKs – their…#statisticscanada #stresstest #samanthasykes #nt #jayzigmont #jenniferherman #ottawa #michaelball #michelin #maui (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A brief guide to measurement uncertainty (IUPAC Technical Report) - Possolo A, Hibbert DB, Stohner J, Bodnar O, Meija J.
This Brief Guide reintroduces readers to the main concepts and technical tools used for the evaluation and expression of measurement uncertainty, including both classical and Bayesian statistical methods. The general approach is the same that was adopted b... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
New Questions on How a Key Agency Shared Inflation Data
The Bureau of Labor Statistics shared more information about inflation with Wall Street “super users” than previously disclosed, emails from the agency show. The revelation is likely to prompt further scrutiny of the way the government shares economic data at a time when such information keenly…#superusers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Japan's official statistics miss the depth of the labor shortage
TOKYO -- Japan's official job statistics no longer reflect the true state of the country's labor shortage. While demand for workers remains strong, the country's job-offers-to-seekers ratio for the last quarter of 2023 hit its lowest level in about seven years, except during the COVID-19 pandemic.…#tokyo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK Statisticians to Strike Over Two Day A Week Return to Office
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statistics Canada to release its March jobs report today
Statistics Canada is set to release its March labour force survey this morning. RBC expects the report to show the economy added 25,000 jobs, which it says won’t be enough to keep the unemployment rate from rising to 5.9 per cent. Canada’s unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in February. The…#statisticscanada #rbc #bankofcanadas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Should we depend on expert opinion or statistics? A meta-analysis of accident-contributing factors in construction - Antoniou F, Agrafioti NF, Aretoulis G.
International research overflows with studies looking into the causes of construction accidents. Hundreds of studies by postgraduate students in the past 20 years focus on identifying and assessing risks contributing to accidents on Greek construction work... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Exploring the patterns and factors influencing suicide rates in Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - Ahmed Z, Bhatti MI, Ullah E.
Suicide is considered one of the leading causes of premature death worldwide, and it is still an understudied subject in Pakistan. There are no national statistics on suicide; however, local and regional studies showed a higher inclination in some areas of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Biz2Credit and Biz2X Named to the Financial Times' Americas' Fastest Growing Companies List for 2024
NEW YORK, April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biz2Credit and subsidiary software platform Biz2X have been named to the Financial Times' 2024 list of "The Americas' Fastest Growing Companies" once again. This prestigious award is presented by the FT and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics…#ftandstatistainc #biz2credit #smbs #bankingtechawards #rohitarora #ramitarora #smb #morethan30000 #statista #linkedin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statistics Presented for Global Cancer Incidence, Deaths in 2022
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- In 2022, there were almost 20 million new cases of cancer as well as 9.7 million deaths from cancer, according to a study published online April 4 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
Freddie Bray, Ph.D., from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Birth Rate in United States Remained Unchanged From 2021 to 2022
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- The birth rate in the United States was essentially unchanged from 2021 to 2022, according to the April 4 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Michelle J.K.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
