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A CVS pharmacist at an understaffed store knew she was having a heart attack but stayed at work until she died, her family says

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 09:41

Tech Insider

A photo of a shopper and an employee in an aisle at a CVS pharmacy. — Most major drugstores like CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid will stay open on New Year's Day, but pharmacy hours might be different.
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Retail, Healthcare, CVS, Pandemic, COVID-19, heart-attack, trending-uk

People say weekends feel 'different' now and they no longer want to socialize, blaming the pandemic and the economy

Wed, 01/24/2024 - 12:41

Tech Insider : Economy

Woman on a couch with dog — More and more TikTokers say they're deprioritizing socializing on weekends nowadays.
Klaus Vedfelt

culture, health, economy, weekends, Pandemic, Isolation, Loneliness

War and climate change are the main obstacles to aggressive Fed rate cuts in 2024, strategists say

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 08:15

Tech Insider : Economy

Israel continues to deploy soldiers, tanks and armored vehicles near the Gaza border in Sderot, Israel on October 14, 2023. — Israeli troops near the Gaza border.
Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images

economy, Markets, War, climate-change, fed-rate-cuts, sticky-inflation, supply-chain

The 'eye lift' has become one of the most highly requested plastic surgeries in America

Sat, 01/06/2024 - 16:33

Tech Insider

blepharoplasty eye lift plastic surgery — Blepharoplasty candidates are typically patients in their fifties at least, but plastic surgeons say more and more young people have been asking about eye lifts lately.
Marina Demeshko/Getty Images

Healthcare, Careers, plastic-surgery, Zoom, remote-work, Pandemic

Why you'll see a lot fewer options on the shelves while shopping in 2024

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 14:23

Tech Insider

soda supermarket grocery store — AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Retail, Grocery, Coca-Cola, Unilever, supply-chain, Pandemic

The nation's capital is struggling more than any state in the country to recover pandemic job losses

Sun, 12/24/2023 - 06:23

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

Pennsylvania Avenue is empty between the White House and U.S. Capitol building on January 15, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Samuel Corum/Getty Images

economy, politics, washington-dc, Crime, Jobs, Employment, Government

Strange Spike of Child Pneumonia Cases in China Likely Not a Novel Pathogen, Officials Say

Mon, 11/27/2023 - 14:27

Gizmodo : Environment

An unusual surge of respiratory illness has been plaguing China in recent months, with increased cases of pneumonia affecting children in particular. Despite some early confusion, however, local health officials say these cases are not being caused by a novel germ. Instead, the surge is likely tied to a mix of known…