Pandemic

By Bella McShane BBC News Image source, Handout Image caption, Lynsey Beckett, 34, froze her eggs in April 2022 Until recently, Lynsey Beckett was not overly concerned about her fertility. But in April 2022, she froze some of her eggs. "One minute I was 31 and had all this time…

Four million businesses that were negatively impacted by the pandemic were awarded almost $390 billion in COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). An unprecedented level of financial support by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to small businesses hit by the pandemic included the EIDL program. During the life of the…

The honour was first announced in the winter of 2020, when the Citizen marked its 175th anniversary, and just weeks before the pandemic began. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson presents the 'Key to the City' to Ottawa Citizen editor-in-chief Nicole MacAdam on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia…

With Medicare for All, the government simply pays the bills as the “single payer,” saving enormous amounts of money by removing the health insurance corporations from the equation. More than 330,000 people in the United States died during the pandemic because they were uninsured or underinsured. Credit: benjamin lehman /…

Business Ria Chaitram 12 Hrs Ago Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China during a state visit by a TT delegation in 2018. - TT and China have had a long history and bilateral relations. Chinese…

Shanghai Health Commission reported a total of 9 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases this morning, Thursday, June 16. A further 7 local asymptomatic cases were also reported. That makes a total of 16 new cases reported, 2 more than the 14 reported yesterday, Wednesday, June 15. Of the 9 new local cases reported…

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In yet another sign that the pandemic has exacerbated disparities in health care, researchers report that the life expectancy of Native Americans plummeted by nearly five years as the new coronavirus raged across the country. The…

The policy success of linking work and welfare has eroded, especially since the pandemic. It’s time to restore that success...Read More

A few months ago, it seemed as though the country was poised to finally tame the pandemic, after two years of restrictions and tens of billions in government spending. The Biden administration in March released the first national covid-19 preparedness plan to help Americans safely “return to normal,” a strategy…

Theater buffs who couldn’t snag a seat at this year’s Tony Awards will find some solace in “Broadway Rising,” a heartfelt tribute to all the shows that were shuttered between 2020 and 2021. It does initially seem as though the film might suffer from a touch of solipsism, as actors…