Pandemic

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…

Author of the article: LONDON — Central banks, the developed world’s most reliable group of bond buyers, could slash debt purchases next year by as much as $2 trillion across the four big advanced economies, implying a potentially hefty rise in many governments’ borrowing costs. For years, but particularly since…

Salt Lake City, UT -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/19/2021 --The Utah Department of Health Office of Health Disparities responds to unequal access of health and pandemic related information through Community Health Workers. Through close community partnerships, the Office of Health Disparities provides necessary funding and other resources to continue the essential…

Even in years when we don't have a pandemic, these two highly stigmatized issues never get the resources and the attention they deserve. Author of the article: Murray Mandryk Homelessness and drug overdoses like the one that occurred at Regina's Camp Marjorie were often overlooked during another year of COVID-19.…

Tara Semple is playing a different tune as she prepares to host her first solstice sound bath concert next week in Regina. Author of the article: Greg Harder Local musician Tara Semple plays many instruments used in a sound bath class at the Knox Metropolitan United Church. Photo by TROY…

Cornelius Vanderbilt today announced that it had pre-approved loans of more than $2.6B globally in 2021. This is to help ease the short-term liquidity woes of businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Cornelius Vanderbilt announced. The securities loan is intended to help listed corporations, with most of them facing obstacles…

Doctors are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing wall of mental health problems stemming from the pandemic, with some predicting dire consequences for employers and the economy. Whilst many have again returned to home working or have social distancing in place, many employers are not aware that the responsibility for…

On International Migrants Day 2021, WHO/Europe is showing the many ways refugees and migrants are contributing to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Many migrants across Europe are working on the frontlines in hospitals and care homes for older people, while others have stepped up and started volunteering. Every day, they are…

Copenhagen, Denmark, 16 December 2021Press comment by WHO Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, said: Be smart, be kind, be safe this holiday season People are understandably concerned. The European Region was the epicentre of the pandemic even before the emergence of Omicron, with surging cases of…