Debt Collectors Have Made a Fortune This Year. Now They’re Coming for More.

Debt Collectors Have Made a Fortune This Year. Now They’re Coming for More.

By Paul Kiel and Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica Earlier this year, the pandemic swept across the country, killing 100,000 Americans by the spring, shuttering businesses and schools, and forcing people into their homes. It was a great time to be a debt collector. In August, Encore Capital, the largest debt buyer in the country, announced that […]

Candace Cameron Bure On Faith During The Pandemic

Candace Cameron Bure On Faith During The Pandemic

By GodTube Anytime our comfort is challenged can sometimes test our faith. The pandemic has impacted everyone’s life in some way. However, suffering can be an opportunity to grow our faith as we depend more on God. Christian actress, producer, and author, Candace Cameron Bure, shared her thoughts on faith during the pandemic. She spoke […]

Pandemic Has More Americans Turning to Alcohol

Pandemic Has More Americans Turning to Alcohol

By Alan Mozes, HealthDay Reporter, WebMD TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Is the coronavirus pandemic driving people to drink? Yes, a new U.S. survey shows, and the greatest spike in alcohol use is being seen in women. Overall, there was a 14% jump in drinking frequency this past spring among U.S. adults over 30 when compared […]

Amid a Global Pandemic, Immigrant Families Face Even Greater Health Care Insecurities

Amid a Global Pandemic, Immigrant Families Face Even Greater Health Care Insecurities

By Angel Rosario   At EmblemHealth, I lead a dedicated team that’s embedded in our neighborhoods to help families answer questions about health care coverage and services. For some, we are the first people that patients have spoken to about whether they qualify for coverage if they can get the preventative care they need, or […]

Kids’ School Schedules Have Never Matched Parents’ Work Obligations and the Pandemic is Making Things Worse

Kids’ School Schedules Have Never Matched Parents’ Work Obligations and the Pandemic is Making Things Worse

By Taryn Morrissey, The Conversation Whether I’m looking at the question of why it has always been hard to be a working parent in the United States as a mother with two children under 7, or as a scholar of child and family policy, one reason stands out. The hours employers demand and public school […]

Mask Resistance During a Pandemic Isn’t New – In 1918 Many Americans Were ‘Slackers’

Mask Resistance During a Pandemic Isn’t New – In 1918 Many Americans Were ‘Slackers’

By J. Alexander Navarro, The Conversation We have all seen the alarming headlines: Coronavirus cases are surging in 40 states, with new cases and hospitalization rates climbing at an alarming rate. Health officials have warned that the U.S. must act quickly to halt the spread – or we risk losing control over the pandemic. There’s […]

Hundreds Died of COVID at NYC Nursing Homes With Spotless Infection Inspections

Hundreds Died of COVID at NYC Nursing Homes With Spotless Infection Inspections

Emergency medical technicians bring patient to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center for treatment amid COVID-19 pandemic in the city. – New York, NY – April 7, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Susan Jaffe, THE CITY More than 600 residents have died from COVID-19 at 25 New York City nursing homes that received clean bills of health for controlling […]

What Is the Best Type of Face Mask for You?

What Is the Best Type of Face Mask for You?

By Healthline Along with other protective measures, such as social or physical distancing and proper hand hygiene, face masks may be an easy, inexpensive, and potentially effective way to stay safe and flatten the COVID-19 curve. Health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), now encourage all people to wear masks or […]