Pandemic

While hospitals and aged care homes are desperate for workers, applications to nursing degrees are dropping, a trend some in the sector have described as "incredibly concerning".  Key points:Notre Dame University says demand for nursing courses has dropped markedlyThe aged care sector is already struggling to recruit enough staff and…

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (RNS) — Watching backstage as more than 800 Lutherans sang hymns on the floor of the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton mused, “We haven’t been singing like this for a long time together. “It’s really powerful.” The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America gathered this week…

Peloton's stock shot up more than 13% Friday, after the company said it would lay off more people and begin "aggressive" cost cutting measures that will include store closures. Why it matters: Peloton shot to prominence during the pandemic lockdowns, quickly becoming a poster child of the stay-at-home rally among…

Higher mortgage rates and home prices are pushing some house hunters out of the market, leaving those who remain with more options and negotiating power SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- (NASDAQ: RDFN) —Nationwide, 44.3% of home offers written by Redfin agents faced competition on a seasonally adjusted basis in July, compared with a…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is easing its COVID-19 guidance around testing and quarantine, a move considered dubious by some medical experts and praised as a realistic response by others. The CDC announced the update on Thursday to reflect the availability of medical interventions that have diminished…

The Nation spoke with Thrasher about who makes up the viral underclass—the subject of his new book—and what we should do to confront the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. August 11, 2022 Viruses do not discriminate. As Covid-19 has made abundantly clear, no one is safe from infection, not even Queen Elizabeth…

There has been an increase in online courses in recent times. FlipHTML5 offers online course creation software to help people take advantage of the boom in online learning. Online courses experienced a boom during the pandemic. While they were somewhat popular before, they became something of a necessity amid restrictions on…

Sales of condiments surged during the first year of the CODID-19 pandemic, growing 21.3% in 2020 vs. 2019. The category managed to maintain most of that growth, falling 1% in 2021 compared to its 2020 sales high. And while early sales data for 2022 shows that consumers are still interested…

A total of 40,289 new homes with NHBC warranties were completed in the second quarter 2022, up 16% on the same period in 2021. (NHBC provides warranties to about 75% (+/-5%) of the house-building market.) The second quarter, April-June, also saw a 45% increase in the number of new home…