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1 Legal framework 1.1 Which laws govern taxation and tax disputes in your jurisdiction? In Italy, the legal framework governing taxation and tax disputes is comprehensive and stratified, encompassing various [...]

Byline: Ava Guglielmo With the start of the new NBA season, several former Duke basketball stars have been making an impact at the highest level of professional basketball. The Blue [...]

Byline: Ava Guglielmo During the fall season, The Chronicle is polling its readers every week via its Sportswrap newsletter to highlight one Blue Devil athlete's outstanding performance. This week's spotlight [...]

Byline: Ava Guglielmo At half, the Duke women's soccer team was faced with an end. For the first time this season, the top-ranked Blue Devils had to walk off the [...]

Byline: Ava Guglielmo With college basketball season right around the corner, it's time for the Blue Zone to break down the 2024-25 Duke women's basketball roster. We previously looked at [...]

Byline: Ava Guglielmo During the fall season, The Chronicle is polling its readers every week via its Sportswrap newsletter to highlight one Blue Devil athlete's outstanding performance. This week's spotlight [...]

Approximately 20% of U.S. adults are unpaid caregivers (caregivers) (1) who provide support to a family member or friend with a health condition or disability. Although there are benefits to [...]

Byline: Thomas A. Guglielmo Memorial Day tends to be a moment when we reflect fondly on the Greatest Generation - especially those who fought for the United States in World [...]

Arthritis is a highly prevalent and disabling condition among U.S. adults (1); arthritis-attributable functional limitations and severe joint pain affect many aspects of health and quality of life (2). Self-management [...]

The numerous health benefits of physical activity include reduced risk for chronic disease and improved mental health and quality of life (1). Physical activity can improve physical function and reduce [...]

Arthritis has been the most frequently reported main cause of disability among U.S. adults for >15 years (1), was responsible for >$300 billion in arthritis-attributable direct and indirect annual costs [...]

An estimated 54.4 million (approximately one in four) U.S. adults have doctor-diagnosed arthritis (arthritis) (1). Severe joint pain and physical inactivity are common among adults with arthritis and are linked [...]

An estimated 54.4 million (22.7%) U.S. adults have doctordiagnosed arthritis (1). A report in 2012 found that, among adults aged [greater than or equal to] 45 years with arthritis, approximately [...]

In the United States, 54.4 million adults report having doctor-diagnosed arthritis (1). Among adults with arthritis, 32.7% and 38.1% also have overweight and obesity, respectively (1), with obesity being more [...]

The article focuses on three separate medical malpractice cases. Topics include Massachusetts hospital being ordered to pay money to a man who lost his leg due to a misdiagnosed blood clot, a new Arkansas law that puts doctors at risk for providing gender-affirming care to minors, and a Pennsylvania doctor who had a jury award cut in half by an appeals court panel.

The Pritzker Prize, considered to be the Nobel of architecture, is usually awarded to one famous architect, like Renzo Piano or Philip Johnson. But this year the prize goes to [...]

The article focuses on a case where a Georgia doctor was cleared of liability for failing to diagnose and treat a child's necrotizing pancreatitis that led to life-threatening complications. The parents sued the pediatric gastroenterologist overseeing their child's care, arguing whether the doctor had properly monitored and treated the patient before the complications arose.

The article informs that a medical malpractice case where two doctors were ordered to pay nearly 29 million dollar to the family of a man who died from an undiagnosed and untreated aortic aneurysm and dissection. It discusses doctors initially suspected an infection rather than serious condition; the jury found them negligent for not ordering a CT scan earlier, leading to the patient's death; and the limited malpractice risk for urologists in surgeries for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Capital is king these days and regulators are clearly on a mission to ensure that banking organizations have this notion on the forefront of their minds. Regulators have also become [...]

It is generally assumed that interest rates in different countries are interlinked and that large countries can affect the rates which are set by smaller countries. However, research suggests that this may not be correct. The major indicators may be national and not international. Individual countries can therefore set their own interest rates independently if they choose to do so.

The London Business School, England, has carried out research on benefit of economic policy coordination, which appear to be greater than previously thought. German reunification had a major impact on other European economies, and this is one example of a cross-border spillover. The impact of fiscal expansion in the US can be felt strongly in Japan and Germany, in terms of its effect on inflation and output. A policy regime of full cooperation can improve the outturn in a significant way.

Apple Inc. drew crowds to the release of its new iPhone, using the promise of faster processing speed and more features to keep shoppers from defecting to Research In Motion [...]

Byline: CONNIE GUGLIELMO; Bloomberg News TECHNOLOGY IPhone sales give Apple boost Apple Inc.AAPL-Q reported second-quarter profit and sales that topped analysts' estimates after the iPhone and new versions of the [...]

CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Inc. reported an increase in fiscal first-quarter profit after consumer demand for iPhones, Macintosh computers and iPod players helped counter the worst U.S. holiday shopping season [...]

Byline: CONNIE GUGLIELMO; Bloomberg News SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. chief executive officer Steve Jobs, who said this month that he is being treated for a nutritional ailment, will take [...]

United Kingdom consumer spending has grown since 1992 and helped boost UK economic growth as a whole. Real personal disposable income, the personal savings ratio and interest rates all affect consumption. The personal savings ratio has not dropped in the 1990s as it did in the late 1980s, though this could be changing in 1997. House prices are not rising as much in 1997, and monetary policy is tighter than in the late 1980s. Consumption growth looks set to weaken in 1999 and 2000.

As a crucial step for the implementation of a bailout plan for bankrupt airline Alitalia S.p.A., the Italian government has given the airline's labor unions one week to accept extensive job cuts. The plan calls for the merger of Alitalia and rival airline Air One S.p.A., and the acquisition of some of Alitalia's assets by newly-formed Cia. Aerea Italiana. The combined Alitalia-Air One airline would increase its market share, aircraft fleet, and receive funding from a group of Italian investors.

Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3G is ready to serve business customers as an alternative to the BlackBerry e-mail phone, so long as users are willing to compromise on security and battery [...]

Byline: CONNIE GUGLIELMO; Bloomberg News SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. shares rose to a record in Nasdaq Stock Market trading yesterday after more than doubling this year on sales of [...]

CUPERTINO, Calif. Apple Inc. said third-quarter profit rose 73 percent on higher orders of its Macintosh notebook computers. Sales of the new iPhone met most analysts' estimates. Net income rose [...]

Apple Inc.'s initial iPhone sales may have beat analysts' top projections, suggesting Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs will reach his goal of making mobile phones as profitable to the company [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. Hewlett-Packard Co.'s ousted Chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four others were charged with conspiracy and fraud by California officials Wednesday, the first prosecution in a probe of illegally [...]

ROUND ROCK, Texas Dell Inc., the world's largest maker of personal computers, said Monday that price cuts caused first-quarter profit to miss its forecast as revenue growth slowed to the [...]