The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

End of public health emergency causes cascade of changes

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s plan to unwind the public health emergency tied to the COVID-19 pandemic will spur a whirlwind of changes related to telehealth, Medicaid, pharmaceuticals and other priorities.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023

Remote working improves the lives of female managers - but at a cost

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a question that would have been unthinkable a few years ago: do we really need to be in the office all the time?

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023

Private investors gutting nursing homes

At the height of the pandemic, lavish payments flowed into nursing home companies. Then came the cost-cutting

Salon · Feb 2, 2023

Meet the Scientists Who Want to Make Medical Devices Work for Everyone, Finally

Can scientists fix the racial biases baked into medicine, starting with the ubiquitous pulse oximeter?

Inverse · Feb 2, 2023

COVID-19 remains a global emergency, but we’re at a transition point. What does this mean?

We need to learn to coexist with COVID. It means applying appropriate prevention and control measures for COVID as we go about our lives.

The New Daily · Feb 2, 2023

Texas Legislature gears up to tackle long-standing and fresh issues in public education. Here’s what you need to know.

Lawmakers are looking at ways to keep teachers in the profession, make schools safer, give parents money for private schooling and censor conversations about sex and gender.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 2, 2023

‘Some weeks I only speak to the postman’: how to escape learned loneliness – and soar socially

The time we spend with our close friends has plummeted over the past decade. Here is an expert guide to making new connections and reviving old ones

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

COVID remains a global emergency, the World Health Organization says, but we're at a transition point. What does this mean?

As we enter the fourth year of living with COVID, we are all asking the predictable question: when will the pandemic be over?

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023

Two carriers extend services

Two Japanese carriers -- Japan Airlines (JAL) and Peach Aviation -- plan to increase the number of flights they operate to satisfy demand among Thai tourists, while tourism operators expect Thais to seek new travel destinations.

Bangkok Post · Feb 1, 2023

Stimulus money is partly behind soaring U.S. inflation, Fed study finds

Multiple rounds of fiscal stimulus from two presidents during the pandeminc may have been a double-edged sword for the U.S. economy.

Fortune · Feb 1, 2023