“Aging in Place” refers to individuals aging in their own homes rather than moving into nursing homes or other types of care facilities. This is certainly not new, conceptually—for centuries, many cul...
Tag: Pandemic
Lorne Michaels Says ‘SNL’ Cast Member Exodus Was A Result Of The Pandemic
Topline Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels told the New York Times on Friday the large cast member turnover, which saw eight of the show’s comedians leaving ahead of the upcoming season starti...
How The Pandemic Changed American Airlines Forever
American Airlines says the market for premium seating has grown. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg) Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Airlines have long divided passengers into two c...
Biden Vows To Defend Taiwan From Chinese Invasion And Declares Covid Pandemic ‘Over’ In 60 Minutes Interview
Topline President Joe Biden said the U.S. military would defend Taiwan if the island was invaded by Chinese forces, in a broad-ranging interview on CBS 60 Minutes broadcast on Sunday where he also sai...
‘That Remains To Be Seen’
US President Joe Biden speaks after signing a book of condolence at Lancaster House in London on … [+] September 18, 2022, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8. – Brita...
Covid Pandemic ‘Finish Line’ In Sight
Topline The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “in sight,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday, while emphasizing governments must take even more actions ...
17 million in Europe got long Covid in first two years of pandemic: WHO
New research suggests at least 17 million people across Europe and central Asia suffered from long Covid within the first two years of the pandemic. Filadendron | E+ | Getty Images At least 17 million...
‘Business travel is back’ true to my pandemic prediction
Expedia CEO Peter Kern told CNBC on Monday business travelers have returned. During the dark times of the Covid pandemic in late 2020, he predicted they would make a comeback and that day has come. &#...
Holiday airfare will be most expensive in 5 years as pandemic fears wane
Los Angeles, CA – November 23: An air travel passenger is hugged while being picked up amid a long line of travelers awaiting rides after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport terminal 1...
Goldman Sachs is cutting free coffee as corporate America reels in pandemic perks with workers returning to the office
As Labor Day weekend came to a close and bankers at Goldman Sachs shuffled back to the office on Tuesday morning for the mandatory return to a five-day in-office workweek, they found the free coffee c...
Decades Of Human Progress Set Back By Covid, Climate Change And Ukraine War, UN Warns
Topline Global crises like the Covid-19 pandemic, worsening climate change and the war in Ukraine have started to reverse decades of human progress in education, life expectancy and standards of livin...
The Pandemic Didn’t Kill Malls. It Made Them Smarter, Traffic Report Shows
The opening of the Eataly Italian market, restaurant and cooking school has helped boost foot … [+] traffic at Westfield Valley Fair mall in Santa Clara, CA by 28% compared to pre-pandemic level...
Pandemic Or Not, Vehicle Thefts Are Skyrocketing In These Parts Of The Country
According to the annual “Hot Spots” report, 932,329 cars, trucks, and SUVs in the U.S. were … [+] reported stolen during 2021, getty One of many unpleasant byproducts of the COVID-19 pandemic wa...
Le Jardinier Returns To Midtown Manhattan After Pandemic Closure
The lush, vegetable-driven restaurant returns with a refreshed food and beverage menu Kathryn Sheldon One of Manhattan’s last Michelin starred restaurants on pandemic pause is reopening. September 8th...
Skipped Health Care Visits May Have Caused More Than 100,000 Maternal And Child Deaths In Vulnerable Countries During Pandemic, Study Finds
Topline The Covid-19 pandemic may have fueled higher levels of maternal and child mortality in more than a dozen of the world’s poorest countries by causing women and children to skip health care visi...
Blue & Cream Thrives During, And Post- Pandemic; Operates 5 Stores, More Planned
Blue & Cream’s Madison Avenue store. Courtesy of Blue & Cream It figures that Jeffrey Goldstein, founder and CEO of the independent boutique Blue & Cream, would land on Hip Daddy, as...
Bitcoin and Asian Equity Markets’ Return Correlation Increased 10x Over Pandemic: IMF
Before the world was hit by COVID-19, crypto assets such as Bitcoin and Ether showed little correlation with financial markets. Post-pandemic, the lines have become increasingly blurry. In a new blog ...
Physicians Would Need Almost 27 Hours A Day To Provide Optimal Patient Care, Per New Study
In a new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers found that in order to provide guideline-recommended care, a primary care physician would require nearly 26.7 hours pe...
The Healthcare Industry Is Crumbling Due To Staffing Shortages
The “great resignation” alongside the Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped the way people think about work. Indeed, for many industries over the last year, finding sustainable and reliable employees has bee...
India’s crypto and equities correlation has spiked 10-fold since pandemic
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has observed that the correlation between the cryptocurrency market and India’s equities has surged tenfold since the onset of the pandemic. The agency highlight...
This ‘pandemic darling’ is down significantly in after-hours trading
Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ: ZM) reported better-than-expected profit for its fiscal second quarter on Monday. Shares still slid 10% after-hours on lowered full-year guidance. Zoom Video Q2 ...
Director Han Jae-Rim Honors Acts Of Bravery In ‘Emergency Declaration’
Song Kang-ho plays a detective trying to save the plane his wife is flying on. Well Go USA Disaster films are very interesting, said Han Jae-rim, director of the Korean box office hit Emergency Declar...
Last-Mile Delivery War Heats Up As Amazon Rivals Multiply
Last-Mile Delivery War Heats Up As Amazon Rivals Multiply Shutterstock The pandemic may have become yesterday’s crisis, and parking lots may be thrumming with shoppers, but brands and merchants have b...
US homebuyers are still backing out of deals at the highest rate since the start of the pandemic — here’s what that means for real estate
Seller beware: US homebuyers are still backing out of deals at the highest rate since the start of the pandemic — here’s what that means for real estate As a well-known inflation-proof asset, real est...
Chipmakers’ Pandemic Boom Turns to Bust as Recession Looms
(Bloomberg) — Even in an industry famous for its roller-coaster cycles, chipmakers are bracing for a particularly severe shift in coming months, when a record-setting sales surge is threatening ...
Employees suffering pandemic burnout say they’ve just stopped working as hard
Lisa Souza, an insurance claims adjuster, regularly volunteered to work on weekends and holidays but the strain was compounded during the pandemic as colleagues retired early or stayed home out of hea...
Asia Analysts Predict Biggest Profit Drop Since Pandemic Started
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks just can’t catch a break. Fresh from being whipsawed by rising geopolitical tensions over Taiwan, they now face what’s forecast to be the worst earnings season since t...
After Taking A Hit During The Pandemic, Restaurants’ Breakfast Business Is Coming Back ‘With Velocity’
In Q2, McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said breakfast was the chain’s strongest performing daypart. … [+] McDonald’s The restaurant industry’s recovery has somewhat stalled th...
Chip stocks tanked as pandemic demand for electronics slumped, but there are still some winners
After two years of unprecedented chip sales and demand related to the COVID-19 pandemic, a long-feared reversal has struck the semiconductor industry, but some markets are still performing strongly — ...