Local residents Sue Montgomery and Inge Henderson created the Afghan Welcome Home Project of Central Illinois to help support refugees at Fort McCoy and hopefully relocate some to the Decatur region into a home of their own. BLOOMINGTON – Mahmood, Khalid, […]
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During COVID-19, Hudson County improved support for the homeless. What happens as things go back to normal?
Before the pandemic hit, Larry Barley was in what he called a “bad situation.” The 63-year-old been kicked out of his last real home — a friend’s apartment, where he’d lived for about 15 years — and spent months on the streets in Paterson, “drinking two pints a day,” he […]
The ‘New Normal’ And The Future Of Technology After The Covid-19 Pandemic
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CIO for the National Council on Aging. IT executive, thought leader and contributing writer with a passion for innovative technologies. getty Vladimir Lenin is often quoted as saying, “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” But this phrase is probably inaccurate when it comes to […]
Sleep Reset 2021: Getting Your Sleep Back to Normal
Sleep quality took a nosedive 2020. With sky-high anxiety over COVID-19, along with family disruptions, financial setbacks and cabin fever from outdoor restrictions, a good night’s sleep was hard to find. Patients frequently complained of sleep disturbances to their doctors and online searches for insomnia skyrocketed. (Getty Images) Now, in […]
It Would Be Ruinous to Raise Rates Now to a ‘Normal’ Level, Minneapolis Fed Chief Says
If you want a central bank president for our times, look no further than Neel Kashkari, chief of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve. Kashkari cast votes on the Federal Open Market Committee in a year when the Fed took unprecedented steps to bolster the economy during the pandemic. And as the […]
When Is It Normal For Kids To Start Having Body Odor And How To Handle It
At HuffPost Parents, we often hear from readers looking to connect with experts and other moms and dads about common but sometimes thorny issues and questions we all face. So we’re trying something new. We’re asking you, our readers, to reach out with your most burning questions about your kiddos, […]
The ‘new normal’ after COVID-19
The expansion of telepsychiatry may outlast the COVID-19 pandemic that caused it. When the stay-at-home order took effect in West Virginia, James Berry—a clinician with the WVU School of Medicine—was part of the team that moved the Chestnut Ridge Center’s therapy sessions online. Just 10% to 15% of patients had […]
Coronavirus vaccine innovator suggests return to normal by ‘winter next year’
One of the scientists behind the first Covid-19 vaccine to clear interim clinical trials has said the impact of the jab will kick in next summer, and normality should return by next winter. © ?? BioNTech SE 2020 A patient being given a dose of a coronavirus vaccine produced by […]
High-tech mask that sobers you up 3 times faster than normal is invented by scientists
IF YOU’VE ever had one too many drinks at the pub and regretted it, a new machine built by scientists in Canada could help. The mask helps boozers sober up three times faster than they would naturally, according to research published Thursday, promising to erase the blunder of having overdone […]
Back to normal by Spring? Everything we know about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
But Sir John Bell, regius professor of medicine at Oxford University and a member of the Government’s vaccine taskforce, said that other vaccines were now likely to become available in the near future. “I am really delighted with this result – it shows that you can make a vaccine against this […]
How redefining ‘normal’ can alter human behavior
A few years ago, Gregg Sparkman was thinking about how you might encourage people to eat less meat. Then a PhD student in psychology at Stanford University, Sparkman knew that animal farming is a major factor in global warming, producing about 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. While politicians […]
25 completely normal things you can still do this lockdown
3. Go to a shop and buy a book. Last time, WH Smith closed most of its stores. This time, your access to its plethora of magazines, greeting cards, gel pens and Toblerones will be unfettered. Wander in at your leisure and buy those 12 books you plan to spend […]
A Health Care Worker’s New Normal : The Picture Show : NPR
The daughter of health care worker in the New York City area portrays her family during the pandemic. Her photography gives witness to her mother’s determination to live fully in a new normal. — Laura Beltrán Villamizar, NPR photo editor Raymonde Elian no longer does her hair and makeup before […]
‘Normal living’ will come months after vaccine, Fauci says; Florida bars to re-open at half-capacity
On the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, Americans are struggling with feelings of safety once again as another American is diagnosed with the coronavirus every 2.45 seconds. While a race to a vaccine is widely considered the only path back to a pre-pandemic way of life, Dr. Anthony Fauci […]
Wuhan Strives to Return to Normal, But Scars From the Pandemic Run Deep
Daily Life In Wuhan, China A man walks next to the Yangtze River on September 2, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Credit – Getty Images Every year, on Aug. 25, China celebrates the Qixi Festival, the nation’s equivalent of Valentine’s Day. Rooted in a mythical romance between an oxherd […]
Berkeley Gyms Transition Into New Normal Upon Reopening
BERKELEY, NJ — When The MAX Challenge of Berkeley closed last March, their members lost more than the physical space on 86 Route 9. They maintained classes through Zoom and eventually outdoors, but the situation gave owners Tracey and Mike Keogh new obstacles in maintaining everything the group fitness-focused gym […]
Lacey-Area Gyms Transition Into New Normal Upon Reopening
LACEY, NJ — When The MAX Challenge of Lacey closed last March, their members lost more than the physical space on 800 Lacey Rd. They maintained classes through Zoom and eventually outdoors, but the situation gave owners Tracey and Mike Keogh new obstacles in maintaining everything the group fitness-focused gym […]
Adjusting To A ‘New Normal’
BIRMINGHAM, AL — In just a matter of weeks, schools throughout the Birmingham metro will begin the 2020-21 school year, which in any other year would be a normal process, but 2020 has proven to be anything but normal with the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing. School systems in the area […]
Pandemic ushers in a ‘new normal’ for historically underfunded HBCUs
When South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, issued an order in early March to close all public schools to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Roslyn Clark Artis jumped into action. Artis, the president of Benedict College — a private, historically Black liberal arts school in Columbia — knew […]