Pandemic

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McCormick & Co Inc. beat first-quarter sales and profit expectations last week as the Cholula sauce maker benefited from multiple prices increases. The Maryland-based food company had been raising prices of its products, including spices, blends, and seasonings to help offset costs pressure from pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions and higher…

Just as four universities went to Dallas to play in the Final Four Women's NCAA basketball tournament, so did 38 debate teams from high schools across the country for the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL) National Championship Tournament. But unlike the college athletes, the debaters are leaving Dallas…

Government pandemic advisor Ivan Hung said on Saturday that there may be a slight rebound in Covid cases this summer, and that elderly people should therefore plan to have a booster before then. His comments came after the government announced that from April 20 it will only offer free Covid…

Suriname is facing an economic and political crisis due to corruption, poor policies, and ballooning public debt. The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the situation by causing a significant decline in the country's GDP and triggering sovereign debt default. The resulting austerity measures, soaring inflation, and rising living costs have caused civil…

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei reported its largest annual decline in profit on Friday (March 31), citing China’s strict pandemic restrictions and rising commodity prices for its drop in sales. The company pegged last year’s profit at 35.6 billion yuan ($5.18 billion), marking a staggering 69% year-on-year decline. Matthew Rhys on…

A medical worker treats a patient in the ICU ward at U-Mass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts on January 4, 2022. Photo: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Medicaid coverage may soon end for millions of Americans as a pandemic-era rule nears its end. The big picture: U.S. states will…

Prescriptions for stimulants have risen in recent years, with the sharpest increases seen during the pandemic, according to the CDC. In an analysis of claims from employer-sponsored insurance, the percentage of enrollees with one or more prescription stimulant fills rose from 3.6% in 2016 to 4.1% in 2021, Melissa Danielson,…

Emergency department (ED) visits for firearm injuries increased substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC researchers said. Compared with 2019, the average number of weekly ED visits for firearm injury was 37% higher in 2020, 36% higher in 2021, and 20% higher in 2022, reported Marissa Zwald, PhD, of the CDC's…

Television personality and singer, Yeni Kuti, has reacted to actress Foluke Daramola over her (Foluke) comment that youths are hurling insults at elders on social media. Recall that Daramola, in a live video on Tuesday, had described as a “pandemic” the situation where young adults insult older ones on social…