In the absence of an effective vaccine or treatment, the current best defence against COVID-19 is social distancing鈥攕taying at home as much as possible, keeping distance from others, and avoiding large gatherings. Although social distancing maximizes physical health, we know little about its ...
2020 is the last year of China's 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP). However, the sudden COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the original pace of production and life. It's also a major test for the country's public health system. "The practice of fighting COVID-19 exposed many loop...
Recent research indicates that during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the proportion of working-aged U.S. adults without health insurance did not change despite increases in unemployment, and the prevalence of unhealthy behaviors decreased. The findings, which were published inCANCER, pert...
Research shows that the supply and demand for talent in some industries have been affected by COVID-19. The pandemic could also affect what people want to pursue as a career, and the choice of major which students choose to pursue at universities. How is it going to affect job seek...
A decreased or altered sense of smell—called olfactory dysfunction—is a common symptom experienced by individuals with COVID-19. As described in an article published in The Laryngoscope, researchers recently searched the medical literature for studies
(1) Single-vehicle (SV) crashes prior to lockdown order (Normal times SV); (2) multi-vehicle (MV) crashes prior to lockdown order (Normal times MV); (3) Single-vehicle crashes after lockdown order (COVID times SV); and (4) Multi-vehicle crashes after lockdown order (COVID times ...
What’s more, people living with HIV are not spared from the economic and social fallout of COVID-19, including social isolation and mental health concerns. But services have adapted to the new reality and have taken steps to ensure that people with HIV can safely receive the care they need...
COVID-19higher educationblended or hybrid learning modelAs a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, most postsecondary schools are going to be more reliant on digital forms of instruction for an indeterminable amount of time. As universities search for ways to improve teaching and learning and to ...
Researchers at Université Laval, the Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval and Université de Montréal received a $2.2 million grant today from the COVID-19 Immunity Working Group to measure the impact of the pandemic on food workers.
NBF: How do the vaccinations affect businesses and their operations? When? AB: We continue to expect the COVID-19 vaccinations to supercharge global growth in H2 2021. This is mostly thanks to positive confidence effects kicking in more substantially; particularly in countries where the vaccination...