Photo by Ocskay Mark / Shutterstock.com More than one-quarter of seniors admitted to emergency departments and eventually diagnosed with COVID-19 initially displayed symptoms of delirium, new research finds. The study published Nov. 19 in the medical journal JAMA Network Open also found that a delirium diagnosis was the main presenting …
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The local food and beverage (F&B) sector saw itself crashing down during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a bid to survive, innovation and pivoting has proven to be necessary. F&B businesses displayed resilience strategies and one of them is through partnerships with each other to expand their reach. For one, standalone bubble …
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In the United States, the standard approach to distributing a routine vaccine is based on the assumption that there will be plenty of doses available. Ideally, everyone will then follow their doctors’ recommendations when it comes to being immunized against the germ in question. As a practical matter, though, rarely …
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Over the weekend, many queued for hours to grab clearance deals from Robinsons which will be closing down all remaining stores in Malaysia and Singapore for good. It falls victim to the Covid-19 pandemic which has seen a significant reduction in consumer demands this year. The outlet at The Gardens …
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Photo by No-Mad / Shutterstock.com Costco is a great place for discounted items and bulk shopping, but it’s probably not ideal for finding out if you have the coronavirus. Costco has begun selling at-home COVID-19 diagnostic tests online, and there are two choices: a saliva kit for $ 129.99 and …
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Vaccine experts peppered officials at the Food and Drug Administration with a range of questions on Thursday about its guidelines for approving a coronavirus vaccine, pushing the agency on whether it should wait longer to collect more safety data and whether an emergency approval could jeopardize the outcome of the …
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American Dynasty, a commercial trawler, departed Seattle one day in May to fish for hake off the Washington coast. Before leaving, its 122 crew members were screened for the coronavirus using the highly accurate polymerase chain reaction (P.C.R.) method, and all the results came back negative. But because those tests …
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has released a survey that found 47% of consumers don’t understand what their health insurance plans will pay for when it comes to coronavirus testing and treatment. Potentially because of that misunderstanding, 34% of respondents who had been tested or treated for coronavirus …
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During the MCO, many F&B businesses were forced to pivot from dine-ins to exclusively deliveries. However, that might have been a challenge for fine dining restaurants as they usually go by the “eat with your eyes first” adage in their dishes and base their reputations on offering a premium high-quality …
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