Friday, March 29, 2024

Tag: pandemic

Usan al Covid-19 para estafar a los viejitos

Las autoridades del Condado Collier están advirtiendo a los adultos mayores de una nueva modalidad de estafas. Los malhechores aprovechan estos tiempos de pandemia, la...

New Moms in COVID-19

Having a child for the first time is hard enough. Now, as the pandemic rages, new mothers face new challenges. About 116 million babies...

The pandemic pregnancy: a weakened immune system and no playbook

To protect themselves and their babies from the coronavirus, many pregnant women have isolated themselves at a time during which they expected support from...

Howard Stubbs’ ribs are selling like hotcakes in Goulds

Howard Stubbs, better known as Chef Howard, isn’t your typical street vendor. Originally from New York, he started selling hotdogs on the street with...

Technology helps Alzheimer’s patients through the pandemic

Alzheimer’s disease was discovered in 1906. There are approximately 44 million people worldwide who have it -- or  some level of dementia. In the...

South Florida volleyball clubs cope with quarantine, worry about July 14...

Like many small businesses, volleyball clubs make money by serving clients. In their case, this means training athletes who compete in tournaments. Their cash...

Miami Animal Rescue: ‘Sometimes I have 20 to 30 dogs in...

Miami Animal Rescue (MAR), a local non-profit organization, stayed open during the quarantine while the major animal shelters in South Florida closed after President...

Dancers in quarantine trade the studio for Zoom meetings

As quarantine continues, dancers -- like many others -- use applications like Zoom to reconnect with their teams and continue pursuing their hobby. Though...

Hunger surges along with unemployment in South Florida

Feeding South Florida, an organization that delivers meals to the needy, is providing food distribution at numerous sites in response to the COVID-19-related economic...

Pandemic accelerates the rise of gig economy in Miami and beyond

College student Marco Ramirez lost his job because of the pandemic. So he began marketing logo designs and introduction videos for YouTube through Fiverr,...