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A 43-year-old yoga teacher who wants to sleep better and spend less time online

October 14, 2020

WELCOME TO HOW I Live, a new wellness diary series on TheJournal.ie.

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This week, we hear from a Dublin yoga teacher as she delivers online classes, celebrates her birthday with a takeaway or two, and tries to get a handle on her

Morrison government to spend $1.6bn funding at-home care for older Australians

October 6, 2020

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The Morrison government says it will fund 23,000 new packages for older Australians waiting to receive at home care, at a cost of $1.6bn.

a person sitting on a bed: Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

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Tuesday’s budget increases the number of approved home care packages available over the next four years in response to both the aged care royal commission and the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The interim report of the royal commission found the government needed to act urgently to reduce waiting times for older Australians seeking in-home support.

For the past two years, more than 100,000 Australians have been on wait lists for approved home care packages, with tens of thousands entering residential care prematurely as

Contra Costa County to spend $250M on jail health care

October 3, 2020

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A county in the San Francisco Bay Area will spend $250 million to increase staffing and improve health care at its jails after a lawsuit alleged inmates with physical and mental problems were being neglected, including some who were potentially suicidal.

Contra Costa County reached an agreement Thursday calling for spending the money over five years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday.

“These changes will save countless lives, reduce the suffering of people confined in the jails and increase public safety,” said Corene Kendrick, an attorney with the Prison Law Office, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of some inmates.

The county has around 800 inmates in its jails.

During negotiations over the case, medical experts hired by the county criticized its mental health system and procedures for drug and alcohol treatment, the Chronicle said.

One expert said the jails lacked proper cells and treatment

RestoraPet Survey Shows 61 Percent of Pet Owners Spend the Same or More on Their Pets’ Wellness vs. Their Own

September 30, 2020

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GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Leading up to National Pet Wellness Month in October, RestoraPet, the pet health supplement that restores wellness in pets experiencing age-related decline and boosts the health and well-being of younger pets, announced findings from a survey of 500+ American men and women pet owners, ages 16-73. Results indicated that more than 60 percent of pet owners would pay as much as they would on their own wellness for their pets.

RestoraPet’s survey also found that nearly 90 percent are willing to spend $100 or more on their pets every month — with 55 percent willing to spend “whatever it takes” to ensure their pets are happy and healthy. Of those surveyed, 43 percent indicated they are spending more on their pets since the COVID-19 pandemic commenced. To ensure the best quality of life for their pets, nearly a quarter of pet owners

Singapore to Spend S$2.2 Billion on Health Insurance Measures

September 29, 2020

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(Bloomberg) — The Singapore government will spend S$2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) over the next three years to improve a medical insurance plan for the country’s citizens and residents amid the economic impact of the coronavirus.

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Staff work in a corridor at the Raffles Hospital, operated by Raffles Medical Group Ltd., in Singapore, on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. Raffles Medical has seen its share price decline more than 20 percent this year amid skepticism over its plan to expand into China. The health-care provider will open a hospital in Chongqing, its first outside of Singapore, in the fourth quarter of 2018 and another in Shanghai about a year later.

The funds will be used for premium subsidies for Medishield Life, a basic health insurance plan launched in 2015 to protect Singaporeans against large medical bills, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

The MediShield Life Council is recommending