Fatigue, brain fog, heart palpitations and breathing difficulties. Those are just some of the common symptoms of “long Covid” that can affect people in the long term after recovery from infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control. However, according to Dr. Greg Vanichkachorn, director of the Mayo Clinic’s Covid …
Read More »Record heat bears down on China’s hazmat-wearing Covid health workers
A medical worker in a Covid-19 nucleic acid testing cabin takes swab sample from a resident for Covid-19 nucleic acid test on August 22, 2022 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province of China. It’s been a summer that has seen heat records jump across the globe. China’s health workers have been particularly …
Read More »Where Amazon is heading in health after the Amazon Care failure
In this photo illustration, the Amazon Basic Care logo is displayed on a smartphone with an Amazon logo in the background. Thiago Prudêncio | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Chalk up another failure in health care for Amazon, one of the ultimate market disruptors. First, its much-hyped effort …
Read More »Pet ‘moms and dads’ are spending more on their pets. Here’s where to find growth
The “pandemic pups” you pass on a stroll around the neighborhood have been a huge windfall for the pet industry. But unlike other booms, the inevitable pullback in demand could be eased by two factors unique to this situation. The first is that pets will continue to require food and …
Read More »Buffalo Bills release punter Matt Araiza following lawsuit’s gang-rape accusations
Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza walks on the sideline during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2022. The Buffalo Bills cut Araiza from the team on Saturday, Aug. 27, two days after a lawsuit was filed …
Read More »EV makers face cash squeeze amid soaring battery, production costs
Production of electric Rivian R1T pickup trucks on April 11, 2022 at the company’s plant in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC In the transition from gas-powered vehicles to electric, the fuel every automaker is after these days is cold hard cash. Established automakers and startups alike are rolling out …
Read More »Collective punishment or effective sanction? Europe weighs banning Russian tourists
KYIV, Ukraine — Outraged and anguished after six months of war in Ukraine, Europe is wrestling over a question with deep diplomatic and moral implications: whether to ban Russian travelers. Kyiv’s allies have been aghast at the split-screen juxtaposition of Russian tourists sunning themselves on Mediterranean beaches while many Ukrainians spend some of …
Read More »The rent crisis on Main Street just took a turn for the worse
The Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said on Friday there will be “pain” to come in the economy as a result of the central bank’s battle with inflation, and right now, small businesses are experiencing that pain on both sides of the fight. Inflation has been the No. 1 concern …
Read More »Do you make too much for student loan forgiveness? Here’s what to know
If you’re one of the millions of Americans with student loans, President Joe Biden‘s forgiveness plan may be welcome relief. However, there are some key things to know about the income limits, experts say. Biden will cancel $10,000 for most borrowers or up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, limited …
Read More »What you should know about SLS, Orion
NASA plans to launch the Artemis I mission on Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule on a more than month-long journey around the moon. — The uncrewed launch marks the debut of the most powerful rocket ever assembled and …
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