Pediatrics
Experts warn of unsafe fake children's car seats sold online
Jillian Davis was pleased to be gifted a car seat during her pregnancy, from a family member who bought it online from a major retailer.
Aug 29, 2024
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Medical research
Microplastics found in every semen sample tested by research team
A team of public health researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China has found microplastics in the semen of every sample they tested. In their study, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, ...
Medical economics
Study finds few hospitals promoting potentially predatory medical payment products
Fifty million Americans are on a financing plan to pay off medical or dental bills, with one-quarter of those bearing some interest. Increasingly, medical payment products (MPPs)—which include credit cards and loans administered ...
Mar 29, 2024
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Medical economics
With medical debt burdening millions, a financial regulator steps in to help
When President Barack Obama signed legislation in 2010 to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he said the new agency had one priority: "looking out for people, not big banks, not lenders, not investment houses."
Mar 7, 2024
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Addiction
Digital dice and youth: 1 in 6 parents say they probably wouldn't know if teens were betting online
As young people increasingly have access and exposure to online gambling, only one in four parents say they have talked to their teen about some aspect of virtual betting, a national poll suggests.
Jan 22, 2024
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Medical economics
Medical debt is disappearing from Americans' credit reports, lifting scores
The share of American consumers with medical debt on their credit reports has declined dramatically over the past year as major credit rating agencies removed small unpaid bills and debts that were less than a year old, according ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Other
In US, lack of affordable child care hinders work force
Parents of young children in the United States are finding that with day care centers in short supply, or too expensive, more and more of them—mostly mothers—are having to stay at home to look after their kids.
Oct 6, 2023
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Health
Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe
Need Plan B? Tap your credit card and enter B6.
Jul 1, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Credit payment holidays reduced the mental health effects of debt during COVID: Study
Like other countries, the UK implemented a number of initiatives to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people's economic circumstances. While we know these schemes supported household finances, now we're beginning ...
May 23, 2023
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Genetics
Hate your signature? Try plastic surgery for autographs
Doctors, lawyers, celebrities: There's a new cosmetic surgery, of sorts, for which they're all signing up.
Feb 28, 2023
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Credit card
A credit card is part of a system of payments named after the small plastic card issued to users of the system. It is a card entitling its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and services. The issuer of the card grants a line of credit to the consumer (or the user) from which the user can borrow money for payment to a merchant or as a cash advance to the user.
A credit card is different from a charge card, where a charge card requires the balance to be paid in full each month. In contrast, credit cards allow the consumers to 'revolve' their balance, at the cost of having interest charged. Most credit cards are issued by local banks or credit unions, and are the shape and size specified by the ISO/IEC 7810 standard as ID-1.
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