Tag Archives: Pandemic

The threat of coronavirus has tormented us in many ways, but perhaps this is one of the most profound: Deciding whether to start or expand a family has suddenly become even harder. While there’s never a perfect time to have a baby, getting pregnant during the pandemic isn’t the scenario …

In March, Amy Carrier asked one of the two women who provided home care for her mother to stop coming to work. Her mother, 74, has Alzheimer’s disease and lives with her in Corvallis, Ore. To protect her from the coronavirus, “it was clear that I needed to lock down …

Minerva Studio / Shutterstock.com Right now, it may feel like most people are in a perpetual state of waiting. Waiting for state restrictions to ease, waiting for news about jobs or school, waiting for news about a coronavirus vaccine… But even after things return to a more normal state — …

eldar nurkovic / Shutterstock.com COVID-19 has disrupted almost all facets of American life — from jobs and schools to recreational activities. Our food chain hasn’t been spared. As the pandemic spreads across the country, some grocery items have been in short supply. In some cases, that’s a result of shoppers …

House lawmakers asked the Food and Drug Administration this week to ban Puff Bar, the fast-growing e-cigarette that has quickly replaced Juul as the vape of choice among young people. The disposable devices come in more than 20 flavors, among them piña colada, pink lemonade, watermelon and a mysterious blend …

fizkes / Shutterstock.com First it was toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Then it was baking supplies and hair dye. The locked-down life of the coronavirus pandemic is upending shopping trends, lifting grocery prices and surprising even manufacturers and retailers. Now, Americans apparently have moved on from essentials to a comfort …

Author’s Blurb: During the MCO, a lot of perceptions regarding jobs were changed. For example, deliverymen whom most of us never bat an eyelid at suddenly became essential workers overnight, keeping the economy moving. “Safe” jobs (like full-time, blue-collar ones) suddenly weren’t so safe anymore, with the threat of pay …

The role of the automobile has been reinvented in the coronavirus era. Once just a way of getting from one place to another, the car has been turned into a mini-shelter on wheels, safe from contamination, a cocoon that allows its occupants to be inside and outside at the same …

This briefing has ended. Follow our latest coverage of the global coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you need to know: As the U.S. death toll nears 100,000, infections are rising in Latin America. Gaza reports its first pandemic death, underscoring its success and vulnerability. Trump goes golfing for the first time …