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Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Indian aviation market outlook bullish; in talks with IndiGo for possible membership: AAPA
The outlook for the Indian aviation market is very bullish but there are supply chain issues being faced by airlines globally, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines ( AAPA ) said on Friday. At a briefing in the national capital, AAPA Director General Subhas Menon said it is in talks with IndiGo to look at the airline becoming a member of the association. Currently, the grouping has 18 airlines as members, including Air India. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Elegant New Scooters For Seniors In 2024: The Prices May Surprise You Mobility Scooter | Search Ads Learn More Urging regulators across the Asia Pacific region to ensure harmonisation of rules to ensure predictability for airlines, Menon also said regulations should be put in place after discussions with airlines. The costs for airlines should not increase with regulations, he added. The Indian aviation market outlook is very bullish and the country's potential is amazing and air traffic rebounded after the coronavirus pandemic, he said. Live Events According to him, there is a supply chain crisis and no demand crisis while India is also doing well on airport expansion. India is one of the world's fastest-growing civil aviation markets. AAPA, a not-for-profit association, has a permanent secretariat based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. PTI
Medscape
4 days ago
- Business
- Medscape
Physician Associates Continue to Embrace Telehealth
The use of telehealth continues to grow across the healthcare industry, including among physician associates (PAs). As noted in the American Academy of Physician Associates' (AAPA's) 2025 Salary Report, an annual survey that explores PA pay and practice insights, a remarkable 49% of PAs reported using telemedicine applications as part of their clinical work in the past year. Sean Kolhoff, senior research analyst with AAPA, said these results were not surprising, per se, but do show that there is now a growing acceptance of the efficacy of telehealth in PA practice. 'Compared to pre-COVID estimates of telehealth use among PAs — 9.6% in 2019 — it appears that PAs have been able to adapt the technology to best meet their specific practice needs,' he explained. 'This is emphasized by the specialties that have generally continued to use telehealth post-pandemic: 76.2% in primary care and 56.6% in internal medicine. These specialties perform many tasks, like initial diagnoses and patient follow-ups, that can effectively utilize telehealth.' About Medscape Data Medscape continually surveys physicians and other medical professionals about key practice challenges and current issues, creating high-impact analyses. For example, Medscape's Top 10 Telemedicine-Friendly States 2025 found that States have continued to update telehealth policies since the pandemic. A state's telehealth success also includes available connectivity for patients. States continue to invest in digital infrastructure to enhance connectivity. Tele-social work, tele-rehabilitation, and tele-occupational health are also on the rise. Dane Thomas, PA-C, MMS, a PA who specializes in hematology and oncology, said telemedicine use skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic — and showed its value to healthcare providers and patients alike. 'The rapid adoption of these tools, which were accelerated just out of necessity, helped us see the benefits,' he explained. 'You see that a lot of patients like the flexibility and convenience of telehealth. And, as a provider, it's nice to be easily connected with patients through telehealth. It really gives us more flexibility. When we can see patients from home or from the office a couple days of the week, it lends itself to a better work-life balance.' Critics of telehealth sometimes say that nothing can beat the quality of an in-person appointment. Yet, research studies, particularly in primary care, suggest its use does not negatively affect patient outcomes. And with continuing workforce shortages, as well as concerns about patient access to care, telehealth applications provide a way for PAs, as well as physicians and nurse practitioners, to reach more people. 'I'd love to see it expand more in rural medicine,' said Thomas. 'I think we can give better access to care to patients who live in rural areas with telemedicine. Not just with primary care but also with specialty medicine. As it is, it's just really hard to get doctors in those areas.' Yet, as healthcare organizations consider the best ways to implement telemedicine, Tiffany Ryder, PA-C, said, 'The devil is in the details.' Ryder, who does not use telemedicine in her current role but did conduct appointments online regularly during the pandemic, said many health plans and hospitals are looking at how to best increase access to medical care without sacrificing quality. So, in her nonclinical role, advising those organizations about how to strike such a balance, telehealth, she said, comes up again and again. 'When telehealth should be used really comes down to the details and nuance of the situation you are trying to address,' she said. 'It's definitely not a one-size-all tool that can replace in-person visits.' For example, she said telemedicine works best when there is continuity of care. For patients who have a chronic medical condition and see the same primary care provider regularly, telehealth applications can be of great benefit. 'When you know your provider and they know you, you don't always need to come into the office to have a question answered or a prescription filled,' Ryder explained. 'That not only is more convenient for the patient but it also increases a PA's availability to see other patients who may be coming to urgent care or the emergency room [ER] for a more acute issue.' Furthermore, she said, telemedicine can also act as a 'super-educated triage nurse' to help determine where to best allocate provider resources in emergency and urgent care settings. 'If you are a parent, and your child falls off a bunk bed and hits their head, you don't have the knowledge or skills to make a decision about whether your kid needs to go to the ER,' she said. 'But if you can connect via telehealth with a PA on your way to the ER, tell that person what happened and let them ask those important red flag questions; they can then tell you whether you need to come in or whether you can go home and monitor the situation. You can better manage your provider resources, and I think that's a really great place where telemedicine can shine.' Thomas, for his part, hopes that more organizations will work to identify both the positives and negatives of telehealth use to make sure it is deployed in the right scenarios to enhance patient care. And, as Ryder said, the devil may be in the details of its continued use; both she and Thomas agreed that telehealth adoption will continue to grow in the future. Kolhoff added the AAPA's finding that telehealth use continues to increase speaks to the fact that 'PAs are adaptable to new and emerging technology that can improve the patient's experience and ability to access high-quality healthcare in a timely manner.' 'What the future may look like, no one knows,' he said. 'What we do know is that PAs will continue to adapt to new technologies as needed to ensure that patient needs are being met.'
USA Today
7 days ago
- Business
- USA Today
Trump: America is looking to build tanks and computers not socks and T-shirts
Trump: America is looking to build tanks and computers not socks and T-shirts Show Caption Hide Caption European shares rise after Trump says he'll delay tariffs until July 9 European stocks rose after President Donald Trump announced a delay in new 50% tariffs until July 9. President Donald Trump says his U.S. tariff policies - which have rattled global trade, supply chains and financial markets - are designed to encourage American manufacturing of cutting edge technology products and military equipment rather than apparel and sneakers. "I'm not looking to make T-shirts, to be honest. I'm not looking to make socks. We can do that very well in other locations,' Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One in New Jersey on May 25. 'We are looking to do chips and computers and lots of other things, and tanks and ships.' Trump added that he agreed with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that the U.S. does not need a "booming textile industry' - comments that were roundly criticized by domestic manufacturers and producers of fiber, yarn, home products, and more. "We're not looking to make sneakers and T-shirts. We want to make military equipment,' he said. 'We want to make big things. We want to make, do the AI thing.' China has been the world's largest apparel manufacturer and exporter for more than a decade. In response to the Republican president's trade war with Beijing, several Chinese social media users have mocked the United States with AI-generated viral videos depicting bored, unskilled and disengaged Americans unsure of how to prepare a piece of fabric before placing it on a sewing machine. Others in the videos have glazed looks while assembling smartphones. Toward the end, the screen flashes, 'Make America Great Again.' The American Apparel & Footwear Association responded to Trump's remarks saying that additional tariffs would only further burden the industry. "With 97% of the clothes and shoes we wear being imported, and with clothes and shoes already the most highly tariffed industry in the U.S., we need to focus on common sense solutions that can move the needle," AAPA President Steve Lamar said in a statement. "More tariffs will only mean higher input costs for U.S. manufacturers and higher prices that will hurt lower income consumers." Trump on April 3 announced global "Liberation Day" reciprocal tariffs, sending the world's financial markets into a nosedive before pausing the tariffs for 90 days for most countries except China. Trump won the 2016 and 2024 U.S. presidential elections in part by appealing to working class voters hurt by the loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs over many years. The Trump administration has been negotiating trade deals with various countries since April. The only deal reached so far has been with the United Kingdom. Talks with China, which imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on the U.S., are ongoing after both countries agreed to lower steep tariffs. Contributing: Zac Anderson, USA TODAY; Reuters Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is a White House correspondent for USA TODAY. You can follow her on X @SwapnaVenugopal
Malay Mail
7 days ago
- Business
- Malay Mail
Trump says US wants tanks and ships over t-shirts and socks amid tariff talks
MORRISTOWN (United States), May 26 — US President Donald Trump said on Sunday his tariff policy was aimed at promoting the domestic manufacturing of tanks and technology products, not sneakers and T-shirts. Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One in New Jersey, Trump said he agreed with comments from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on April 29 that the US does not necessarily need a 'booming textile industry' – comments that drew criticism from the National Council of Textile Organizations. 'We're not looking to make sneakers and T-shirts. We want to make military equipment. We want to make big things. We want to make, do the AI thing,' Trump said. 'I'm not looking to make T-shirts, to be honest. I'm not looking to make socks. We can do that very well in other locations. We are looking to do chips and computers and lots of other things, and tanks and ships,' Trump said. The American Apparel & Footwear Association said in response to Trump's remarks that tariffs were not good for the industry. 'With 97 per cent of the clothes and shoes we wear being imported, and with clothes and shoes already the most highly tariffed industry in the U.S., we need to focus on common sense solutions that can move the needle,' AAPA President Steve Lamar said in a statement. 'More tariffs will only mean higher input costs for US manufacturers and higher prices that will hurt lower income consumers.' Trump, who has upended world markets with the broad imposition of tariffs, revived his harsh trade rhetoric on Friday when he pushed for a 50 per cent tariff on European Union goods starting June 1 and warned Apple he may impose a 25 per cent levy on all imported iPhones bought by US consumers. But he dialed back on the EU threat on Sunday, extending a deadline for those tariffs until July 9 to allow for talks between Washington and the 27-nation bloc. Trump won the 2016 and 2024 US presidential elections in part by appealing to working class voters hurt by the loss of US manufacturing jobs over many years. He has sought to make good on his promises to boost manufacturing with import tariffs and heralding investments by companies and foreign nations into the United States, even as the US economy remains dependent on supply chains with other countries where many goods, including textiles, are produced less expensively. — Reuters
TimesLIVE
7 days ago
- Business
- TimesLIVE
Trump says US wants to make tanks, not T-shirts
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday his tariff policy was aimed at promoting the domestic manufacturing of tanks and technology products, not sneakers and T-shirts. Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One in New Jersey, Trump said he agreed with comments from treasury secretary Scott Bessent on April 29 that the US does not necessarily need a 'booming textile industry', comments that drew criticism from the National Council of Textile Organizations. 'We're not looking to make sneakers and T-shirts. We want to make military equipment. We want to make big things. We want to make, do the AI thing,' Trump said. 'I'm not looking to make T-shirts. I'm not looking to make socks. We can do that very well in other locations. We are looking to do chips and computers and lots of other things, and tanks and ships,' Trump said. The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAPA) said in response to Trump's remarks that tariffs were not good for the industry. 'With 97% of the clothes and shoes we wear imported, and with clothes and shoes the most highly tariffed industry in the US, we need to focus on common sense solutions that can move the needle,' said AAPA president Steve Lamar. 'More tariffs will only mean higher input costs for US manufacturers and higher prices will hurt lower income consumers.' Trump, who has upended world markets with the broad imposition of tariffs, revived his harsh trade rhetoric on Friday when he pushed for a 50% tariff on EU goods starting on June 1 and warned Apple he may impose a 25% levy on all imported iPhones bought by US consumers. However, he dialled back on the EU threat on Sunday, extending a deadline for the tariffs until July 9 to allow for talks between Washington and the 27-nation bloc. Trump won the 2016 and 2024 US presidential elections in part by appealing to working class voters hurt by the loss of US manufacturing jobs over many years. He has sought to make good on his promises to boost manufacturing with import tariffs and heralding investments by companies and foreign nations into the US, even as the US economy remains dependent on supply chains with other countries where many goods, including textiles, are produced less expensively.
