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Yves here. One hates to say it, but “Woman goes to Mexico for [presumed cheap] liposuction, dies due to infection” has long been a staple of New York City news. But now stories like that and of severe injuries inflicted US doctors are becoming more common, due to the rise of plastic surgery mills, as the article below explains in detail, with the chain Sono Bello the poster child of patient harm. Aesthetic Surgery Journal wrote about this trend in 2023: Mergers and acquisitions of medical practices following a private equity (PE) model have been a trend for other specialties…
Another one of my multi-post deep divs spends time again in the book I found interesting. This time, the book means that we have never woken up. It is a new elite cultural contradiction by Musa Al Garbi. As always, my next few posts are my attempts to reflect the views of Al Garbi, not myself. And the extensive comment section attempts to shape the Sama unease of the Algarbi debate. My own degree agreement and disagreement is preserved for the end of the series. There have been many books written over the past few years, and Offen takes a…
eLearning Outsourcing: A Guide to L&D Managers In today’s high-speed business environment, e-learning is a strategic enabler. However, designing, developing and scaling digital learning content within the company will also help you grow your best learning and development (L&D) teams. Outsourcing e-learning is not just a cost play, it becomes a need for agility, speed and access to expertise. However, the decision to outsource e-learning is only half the equation. The real challenge is choosing the right outsourcing partner. After becoming a valuable partner for over 300 global companies, let us share how L&D leaders can navigate this high stakes…
Check out the companies that make headlines before the bell. Chart Industry – The gas equipment manufacturer’s shares surged 16% after agreeing to be acquired by Baker Hughes for $13.6 billion. Chart Industries previously had merger talks with Power Equipment Supplier Flowserve, which lasted an 8% increase. Baker Hughes shares fell 3%. The news of the contract is as the chart reported better second quarter revenue than expected, excluding items. Sarepta Therapeutics – Biopharmaceutical inventory rose 38% after the Food and Drug Administration announced it had recommended that voluntary holds be removed for use with outpatient patients. On Tuesday, Oppenheimer…
ADI IGNATIUS: I am Adi Ignatius. ALISON BEARD: I’m Alison Beard, and this is the HBR IdeaCast. ADI IGNATIUS: All right, so Alison, when it comes to making decisions, do you consider yourself data-driven or do you just kind of go with your gut? ALISON BEARD: A hundred percent my gut, and I know that’s a very old-school way of doing things, but when I’m deciding on an article to commission, or a guest I want to have on this show, or a magazine cover, I definitely think to myself, “Does this feel right? Do I know it’s going to…
The toddler dies in the Indian Daily Mail (Mikael T) after a venomous 3-foot snake gets caught up around his hands. A tint of young Hercules, like a snake. This child is already in legend. I hope that his reputation proves a boon in contrast to the curse. The wolf’s return to Yellowstone led to its invisible appearance in the Aspen Tree in 80 years of life science (Paul R). If you missed the classic video of how wolves transform rivers, the process continues. That’s not much – Volcaholic🌋 (@volcaholic1) July 25th, 2025 During the 2020 medical procedure, Dagmar Turner…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. They went to a Las Vegas conference this month that promised pathways to an “unlimited lifespan.” But at least two attendees left in ambulances and were hospitalized in critical condition, requiring ventilators to breathe. The two women, who are recovering, fell ill after receiving peptide injections at a conference booth. The doctor who ran the booth was a Los Angeles physician specializing in “age reversal” therapies who did not…
Vehicles transporting people who fled southern Lebanon slowed due to traffic jams on outbound roads from Beirut in the area of Kalde on November 28, 2024, the day after the fire between Israel and Hezbollah stopped. Ibrahim Amuro | AFP | Getty ImagesUntil a few months ago, the drive from Beirut’s international airport through the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital was characterized by a flow of Iran- and Hezbollah-themed propaganda. Hassan Nasrara, a charismatic former leader of Iranian support groups who was killed in Beirut last year, stared at you from a billboard while driving along the Imam Khomeni Road,…
Propublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates power abuse. This story originally appeared in Dispatches Newsletter. Sign up to receive notes from journalists. Early in President Donald Trump’s second term, I spent several weeks observing the immigration courts in Chicago to understand how things were changing. One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker caught my attention. Albert Hesús Rodríguez Parra stared at the camera during a virtual bond hearing. He wore an orange shirt and headphones given to prisoners at the Laredo, Texas prison, and listened to the minutes through an interpreter. More than a…
On Thursday, January 7th, 2021, a skyscraper at Churchill Place, one of the Barclays PLC headquarters, in Canary Wharf, London, UK. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBritish Bank Barclays on Tuesday announced a £1 billion ($1.333 billion) share buyback as market volatility boosted investment bank revenues.Pre-tax profit is estimated at £2.5 billion ($3.34 billion) in the second quarter, while the average LSEG forecast was £2.23 billion. Group revenue met analyst forecast of £7.2 billion.Other highlights:Earnings per share reached 14% to 13.9% from the capital ratio of 8.3p.CET1, a measure of bank solvency, up 13.9% in the March quarter, up 13.9%,…