Publications
September 1, 2020
Weekly Report 20-72
THE LATEST CDC REPORT NOW ATTRIBUTES ONLY 6% OF DEATHS REPORTED AS COVID-CAUSED were in fact attributable to the virus. The other 94% were people who died from other ailments – mostly lung-related, but also hypertension, heart failure, circulatory system diseases, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, obesity, even poisoning – while also having contracted the Covid-19 virus. “The... Continue
August 30, 2020
Weekly Report 20-71
THE LOSS OF ROUTINE & SOCIAL CONTACTS UNDER PANDEMIC LOCKDOWNS HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY CRUEL in hastening cognitive decline for people with dementia. Generally beginning in early 70s with forgetfulness (aka ‘Senior Moments’), by age 85 between a third and half of the population have been affected by dementia “attacking mental agility and eating away memory,... Continue
August 28, 2020
Weekly Report 20-70
AS THE PANDEMIC DRAGS ON AND VIRTUAL REMOTE WORK CONTINUES INDEFINATELY, ‘HOME BURNOUT’ IS INCREASING. Latest survey of 1,500 respondents found three-quarters of home workers saying they feel burnt-out, with four-in-ten attributing it to “decision fatigue around when the workday will begin & end, and working longer hours.” Another survey found that half of employers... Continue
August 26, 2020
Weekly Report 20-69
GENERATION ‘Y’ MILLENNIALS AND iGEN ‘Z’ NOW SHARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME VIEWS in regard to business career priorities. Deloitte’s 2020 Global Millennial Survey shows that even though up to six-in-ten had their employment/income status affected negatively, the pandemic “seems to have lessened stress levels… However, only four-in-ten feel that business in general around the... Continue
August 23, 2020