Pandemic

Philstar.com December 24, 2021 | 11:48am Vice President Leni Robredo speaks in a Christmas video from her office in Quezon City. Screenshot / Office of the Vice President MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo urged Filipinos to hold on to hope this Christmas despite the difficulties they faced the…

Without the internet, how would you have coped with the pandemic -- from work and school, to maintaining your closest relationships? In the digital age, reliance on the internet is so common and seems ubiquitous, yet billions of people worldwide still go without it. Digital transformation strategist Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa advocates…

The United States has just passed a grim milestone of 800,000 official deaths from Covid-19, more than in any other country, with the actual death toll likely much higher. As the nation has faced over 100 days in which more than 100 people have died and now faces the prospect…

Medical experts rejoiced Wednesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first antiviral pill to treat COVID-19, but initial supplies of the oral medication will be limited to high-risk groups. Produced by pharmaceutical conglomerate Pfizer, the drug, called Paxlovid, was approved for at-home use and is meant…

John McCoy/Associated Press After the 2021 NFL Pro Bowl, set to be held at the Las Vegas Raiders' home field of Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the NFL deferred Allegiant's hosting of the game until 2022.  The Pro Bowl is set to kick…

Have you been having weird dreams lately? For many people, that's just one of the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has altered their sleeping habits, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. From when to how much to how well we're sleeping, this pandemic may have shaken up bedtime for good. Read More

President Biden today warned the nation of a dark winter, fueled by the omicron variant that is now dominant in America. He will expand testing sites, distribute free at-home tests, and deploy federal resources to overwhelmed hospitals. The president staked his political reputation on stemming the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, roughly…

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It’s an effort to disentangle this year’s stresses and lockdowns and abandoned plans from last year’s. It is difficult to track time when many of life’s markers are gone and the future is chronically uncertain. Eventually the year’s story comes back into focus, defined, of course, by the pandemic’s path.…

“The public isn’t trained in navigating these types of conversations. Even we in health care find it challenging." Author of the article: Jacquie Miller, Elizabeth Payne COVID-19 testing. Photo by Luke Hendry /POSTMEDIA When Paul Peters’ 11-year-old son became suddenly ill on the weekend with a high fever and extreme…