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Survey: More than 60% of companies look at social media before extending…

Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Resumes and cover letters tend to be edited by several people, while job interviews are practiced over and over. So, there’s a practice among HR and hiring managers to turn to social media to learn more about job candidates. In fact, a recent survey by The Manifest reveals that 67% of companies view job applicants’ LinkedIn profiles, and 65% view Facebook profiles. In addition, 29% view Twitter profiles, and 39% evaluate the professional blogs or websites of job candidates.

HR changes to make when your workers return from the COVID-19 quarantine

D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Hopefully, we are nearing the end of the havoc that COVID-19 and quarantine orders have wreaked on our economy. Every workplace is different but one thing we can count on — things will not be the same when workers return. HR professionals in all industries should be thinking now about changes that need to be made based on the lessons learned over the past few months. This article outlines some of the basic areas where employers will need to adapt and make changes.

Do face masks prevent COVID-19 transmission? Results of a small study

Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied Healthcare

Citing concern about asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread of COVID-19, the CDC has now released recommendations that all Americans should wear cloths masks in public where distancing measures are difficult to maintain. Recently, a small study from South Korea questioned the effectiveness of surgical or cotton face masks to prevent dissemination of COVID-19 from the coughs of infected patients. Sung-Han Kim, MD, of the University of Ulsan College of Medicine in Seoul and colleagues examined data from four COVID-19 patients.

Infographic: How epidemics spur innovative thinking

Brian Wallace Science & Technology

By now, many of us have heard that Shakespeare wrote "Antony and Cleopatra" while under quarantine from the plague, but there are many other innovations for which we have pandemics to thank. This infographic outlines some of the historical innovations that have taken place during epidemics as well as some of the innovations happening now.

Telehealth is keeping doctors, patients connected in the days of COVID-19

Tammy Hinojos Medical & Allied Healthcare

As the world grapples with the mitigation efforts required to navigate a global pandemic, healthcare practices of every type are getting up to speed and rolling out telehealth services, online chat, virtual appointments and all kinds of remote services. If telehealth is new to your practice and you’re concerned about complicated billing processes, tricky reimbursement issues and even technology challenges, don’t be! The transition is not as difficult as it might appear to be.

Infographic: How to practice social distancing without feeling isolated

Brian Wallace Mental Healthcare

Before COVID-19, 52% of American adults said they felt alone at least some of the time. But you don't have to feel isolated while social distancing during the pandemic. This infographic outlines the threat of isolation as well as how to remain connected during these trying times.

Employees are a weak link in cybersecurity: How to protect your business

Daniel Markuson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Estimates show that 90% of corporate data breaches in the cloud happen due to hacker attacks that target employees, according to a report from Kaspersky Lab. With many of them forced to work remotely during the quarantine, companies are now more vulnerable than ever. Employee negligence is a great threat to business security. However, this particular risk is easy to control. There are many digital tools that can help protect organizations from data breaches.

How to make your livestream ads as effective as possible

Lisa Mulcahy Marketing

Livestream video is exploding in terms of popularity and frequency of use. 2019 AudienceProject and eMarketer research found 60% of Americans who watch digital video do so on Facebook. Furthermore, numbers earlier this year from ReelnReel show that over 80% of people watch video content from a brand. As a digital marketer, you know the benefits of livestream advertising are plentiful — but how can you make your ad specifics as eye-catching, attractive and impactful as possible? Try these strategies.

Infographic: How smart cities can defend against pandemics

Karlyn McKell Science & Technology

As our world becomes smarter, so do our cities. Find out how futuristic urban planning can help defend against pandemics such as COVID-19.

Searching for COVID-19 treatments: The RECOVERY trial

Dorothy L. Tengler Pharmaceutical

In December 2019, with less than 500 confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide, a small trial was initiated at the Jin-Tan Hospital to investigate whether anti-viral drugs would relieve the symptoms of COVID-19. The findings from this study will be part of the new Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY (RECOVERY) trial, which provides a platform to evaluate about 20 treatments that are currently thought to have potential for treating COVID-19. The chief investigator in the RECOVERY trial will be Peter Horby, Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health in the Nuffield Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford, who was also part of the small trial in Wuhan. In contrast to the usual six to nine months for a trial to get started, the RECOVERY trial enrolled the first patient in nine days.

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