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After two years of our battle with Covid-19 and various health issues. One of the many reforms each organization has considered is really uplifting the perks and benefits of their employees. Top of mind in that aspect is really the Health and Wellness program, which can include HMO coverage expansion, additional time off days and many more. Companies tend to this now as one of the retention strategies to ensure...
In celebration of National Nurses Week, we are honoring each and every nomination in the Nurses: The Heart of Health Care program. Be sure to scroll through to see a glimpse into how each of these tireless professionals impacted coworkers, patients and families.
This program is supported by presenting sponsor BJC HealthCare and title sponsors Centene Corporation , Delmar Gardens , Mercy ...
Why so many are giving up on child care work and what it will mean for everyone else.
The first children arrive at 5 am. It’s still dark out, and they’re sleepy, but their mom has to get to New York for her shift in the emergency room. Katherine Lantigua gives each of the kids a bottle or a sippy cup, and then they nap until the others start to arrive, around 7. From there, it’s a whirlwind.
Lantigua and her...
Corey Binney spent 10 years in the restaurant industry before hanging up his apron to pursue a career doing electrical work.
Today, Binney, 33, is an apprentice at Kestrel Apprenticeship Training Center , an apprenticeship school at Falcon Electric , a local electrical contracting company.
Binney grew up in restaurants; his grandparents own George's Family Restaurant on Glenstone Avenue. For the last 10...
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Join the AMA for a timely discussion on how our nation—and America’s physicians—will move beyond this pandemic. Tune in to hear expert physician perspectives on what lies ahead—and to learn how to prepare yourself, your practice and your patients for what’s next.
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Stephen Parodi, MD —Executive vice president, External Affairs, Communications, and...
The “disinformation doctors” are expanding, even as Congress and state medical boards scrutinize the operation and the group’s founder, Simone Gold.
AMERICA’S FRONTLINE DOCTORS, an organization that has been widely criticized for spreading false information about Covid-19 vaccines and advocating for potentially dangerous replacements, is expanding. According to a newsletter the group sent to its...
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- After four years in a Washington state prison for first-degree burglary, Chelsey Johnson learned she was eligible for a work-release program that would shave the final year off her sentence.
She was excited by the prospect, but also scared. Then 31, she had spent half her life either doing drugs or doing time.
"I knew I needed to make massive changes," Johnson said....
IntelyCare, the largest digital staffing platform for nursing professionals seeking per diem positions, today announced the availability of the IntelyCare Credential Passport, a new tool that allows nurses to securely maintain and access their required documentation for credentialing in a single, easily accessible location. Touting the most rigorous credentialing process in the healthcare staffing industry, IntelyCare fully credentials staff...
COVID-19 has been devastating for people across the world, with more than 5 million confirmed deaths globally. However, humans are not the only species that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect. In this Special Feature, we discuss recent research into animal populations that might harbor the virus.
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Recently, scientists have documented that SARS-CoV-2 has spread to white-tailed deer in the United...
In this opinion piece, Tania Diggory — mental health trainer, business neurolinguistic programming practitioner, and founder and director of Calmer, a mental health and well-being training organization — explains what we still get wrong about mental health and how to improve well-being in the workplace.
Today is World Mental Health DayTrusted Source , and this year, it certainly comes at a unique time in our history...
Many questions persist about immunity against SARS-CoV-2, especially the Delta variant.
Researchers in Israel have compared the natural immunity acquired from infection and vaccination-acquired immunity.
Natural immunity plus one dose of vaccine may be the most effective combination to prevent reinfection.
Questions about the long-term protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines abound. How long does the protection last? Are...
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WHO official Maria Van Kerkhove said Tuesday that misinformation about Covid and vaccines appears to have gotten worse and is keeping people from getting the shots, driving an increase in cases.
In July, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared Covid misinformation a “serious public threat.”
Most unvaccinated Americans think the Covid vaccines are more of a threat to their health than...