Pandemic

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Although opioid abuse in the U.S. is trending downward overall, it remains higher among non-heterosexuals than heterosexuals, according to an analysis of national survey data being presented at the Anesthesiology 2022 annual meeting. "This is the first analysis to look at the status of opioid abuse…

Published Oct 22, 2022 01:22PM EDT Many stocks used the pandemic and the work from home trend as a springboard for outsized gains, and Block (SQ) was one of the main beneficiaries. Shares soared once the market absorbed the Covid shock, with the company’s Cash App gaining widespread adoption while…

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is planning to end contracting for hydrocarbon exploration. The plan could endanger the country’s energy security. Some analysts warn that ending contracting for hydrocarbon exploration could trigger an energy crisis in Colombia. Colombia’s leftwing President Gustavo Petro’s plans to end contracting for hydrocarbon exploration have unnerved…

At first glance, it might look like the pandemic-era supply chain chaos is nearly over. Headlines bemoaning shortages of everything from PlayStations and Care Bears to medical devices are no longer a daily occurrence. Just six vessels were waiting to dock at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach…

Burnout was everywhere earlier in the pandemic, but it was supposed to get better as the most painful effects of the pandemic subsided. When people have regular child care, can see friends, and eat out, when fewer people are dying, work would seem less bad and burnout would ease, the…

In Russellville, Alabama, more than half of the 2,500 students in the city’s small school district identify as Hispanic or Latino, and about a quarter are English language learners, or EL students.  The district at times has struggled to find the people and funding necessary to help EL students achieve.…

COVID-19 contributed to a quarter of maternal deaths in the first two years of the pandemic, with Black pregnant women experiencing a mortality rate nearly three times higher than their white peers, according to an oversight report to Congress released on Wednesday. The big picture: While maternal mortality rates in…

Before taking over as CEO of delivery start-up Buggy in April, Nicole Verkindt had witnessed the appeal of rapid grocery delivery while visiting a friend in London, U.K. “She has two kids under five. Do you know how chaotic it is to get them dressed and in strollers because you…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. graces the Philippine Tourism Industry Convergence Reception at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on Monday, October 17, 2022. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Monday vowed to step up efforts…

The mid-pandemic Great Migration may be coming to a close, but demand is still hot in suburban markets, where millions of Americans continue to work remotely in more affordable homes that still offer prime access to the city. Remote work flexibilities have made suburban markets like The Woodlands, Texas attractive…