These Are The Highest Paid Doctors In America

There are about 900,000 doctors in America, and the U.S. has among the highest ratios of doctors to the population of any country in the world. Doctors make an average of $270,000 a year and work an average of 55 hours. These numbers are at least two years old. Among the weakness of these data are that they do not […]

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3 ways officials can improve COVID-19 public health messaging, according to science communication experts

Public health officials have struggled to find persuasive ways to convince people to get vaccinated. Researchers in science communication say being straightforward is the best way to make an impact. They suggest being honest with uncertainty, ensuring consistency, and tapping into a crowd mentality. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Persuading people to get a COVID-19 vaccine remains a […]

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The Coinbase IPO is a watershed moment for the industry that will suck in big-name investors, says Crypto.com CEO | Currency News | Financial and Business News

Richard Drew/Associated Press The Coinbase IPO is a watershed moment for the industry, the boss of the Crypto.com exchange said. Kris Marszalek said it "immediately reprices all the companies and all the deals in this space." Yet he said exchanges need to diversify to become less dependent on volatile trading revenue. Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things […]

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Elon Musk’s Starlink in firing line over near misses

Travelling at nearly 17,000mph, 340 miles above the Earth, a small satellite from Elon Musk’s Starlink shot past another spacecraft at a distance of 160ft. The width of a rugby pitch might seem like reasonable room for manoeuvre on Earth. But in orbit, where objects are normally separated by hundreds or thousands of miles, it was much too close for […]

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The war in Afghanistan has cost $2.26 trillion, and the bill will keep rising even after last US troops leave

The two-decade war has cost the US $2.26 trillion, according to researchers at Brown University. That analysis doesn’t include the costs of lifetime care for veterans or future interest on money the US borrowed for the war. See more stories on Insider’s business page. The nearly two-decade war in Afghanistan has cost the United States $2.26 trillion, according to a […]

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