Pandemic

— Incidence in teen girls and young women surpassed that of same-age males for first time April 9, 2026 • 3 min read ADHD diagnoses rose among British Columbia residents under age 30 after a DSM-5 update in 2013 and the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the sharpest post-pandemic increases were…

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As Minneapolis-based Adolfson & Peterson celebrates its 80th anniversary and works on building a new headquarters, CEO Jeff Hansen has a lot to look back on. Hansen, who is set to retire effective June 1 , has navigated turbulence…

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has raised a red flag over Knofloskraal, a growing Khoisan settlement near Grabouw, Western Cape, that has allegedly been established on land originally earmarked for forestry production. The land was first occupied during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, at a time when many…

The Australian games industry has been on a real roller-coaster ride over the past couple of decades. The country had built up some big studios like Pandemic, Krome, Blue Tongue, 2K Australia, and Team Bondi, but after the 2008 global financial crash, around 60% of Australia's game development sector disappeared…

Press releases Industrial Emerson Electric In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated development of a vaccine in record time, the biopharmaceutical industry has seen significant change. Today, we know that faster development is possible, though it is still challenging. That has increased the drive of many organizations…

New Zealand’s recent decision to reject the latest amendments to the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations (IHR) made news largely due to the lack of a clear explanation from the government rather than what the rules actually say. Health Minister Simeon Brown and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters made…

— Despite reassuring vaccine effectiveness data, uptake has remained low April 6, 2026 • 3 min read Influenza vaccines were effective in preventing related hospitalizations and outpatient visits among U.S. kids in recent years, but vaccine uptake remained low. Vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization ranged from 28% during the 2021-2022 flu…

Post-COVID, the Indian government was among the nations to fast-track collaborative positions to address future crises. | Photo Credit: The Hindu When the 1995 film Outbreak, starring the inimitable Dustin Hoffman, was released to audiences worldwide, it seemed like surreal science fiction, pitched at the very edge of the realm of…

Many third-level institutions moved to remote or hybrid working models during Covid-19 - now some students are seeking compensation. Shutterstock zoom UNIVERSITY “I feel genuinely disappointed about my college experience. I missed out on things people talk about for years.” IT’S BEEN OVER six years since the first major Covid-19…

While flicking through the pages of a paperback on the bus the other day, I looked up and was struck to notice that almost every one of my fellow commuters was scrolling on their smartphones. I suddenly felt self-conscious… am I the odd one out, reading a book? Am I…