Pandemic

Topline As mortgage demand plummets to the lowest level in 25 years, some experts believe the housing market decline will hit a cadre of regions especially hard—pushing prices down as much as 20% in pandemic-era hot spots and other areas where affordability has plunged—even if the broader housing market remains…

“During the pandemic, all eyes turned to e-commerce as consumers embraced buying just about everything via the internet,​” Carlotta Mast, SVP and market leader at New Hope, told Expo East attendees gathered in Philadelphia last week. This shift was touted as a ‘great equalizer’ for marketing as it allowed smaller…

As many organizations settle on a hybrid work set up for their return-to-office initiatives, there are still plenty of disconnects between organizations that want their expensive offices to be used and workers who have grown accustomed to the benefits of working remotely full time. Forrester VP and Principal Analyst JP…

Increased telehealth utilization points to wider use as a diagnostic and triage tool, particularly among those with chronic conditions. WHY IT MATTERS New research, based on a Dynata survey of 2,000 U.S. adults that was commissioned by athenahealth conducted in June and July of this year, and data on booked and completed…

Physicians’s numbers must be boosted and they need support in dealing with COVID, long COVID and patient backlogs.By Megan OgilvieHealth Reporter Mon., Oct. 3, 2022timer3 min. read updateArticle was updated 13 hrs ago Ontario needs a comprehensive strategy to boost the number of family doctors in the province and help…

How have automation and deindustrialization changed our relationship to work? October 3, 2022 “No one wants to work anymore” was the surprise refrain of late 2021, posted on the doors of businesses forced to close for lack of staff and delightedly memed by a burgeoning anti-work crowd online. Reddit’s r/antiwork…

The industry’s return-to-work agreement — the pact between studios and unions that has kept Hollywood productions going during the COVID-19 pandemic — has been temporarily extended as both sides continue talks over whether to adjust current health and safety protocols. The latest iteration of the deal was initially set to…

Below is an email received from BizNews community member, Dr Duncan Du Bois, commenting on the article, ‘‘The pandemic that never was’ – Dr Nathi Mdladla breaks down the REAL reasons for excess deaths’ published on BizNews.com on 28 September.  By Dr Duncan Du Bois As much as one needs…

Chairman, founder and owner John Muir, who is now 86For the year to end of January 2022 Muir Group made a pre-tax loss of £4.3m on turnover of £84.9m. During the previous year, when the ipact of Covid on the economy was at its height, Muir Group turnover dropped from…

Two and a half years ago, my nose stopped working. That’s when I realized how often smell comes up in daily conversation: “That Uber smelled weird,” or “that woman was wearing way too much perfume,” or “someone’s definitely smoking weed nearby.” I have anosmia, a symptom of long COVID. I…