As lawmakers debate work requirements in Medicaid expansion bills, Walker faces a Catch-22: she first needs health insurance to get healthy enough to be able to return to work.
While the DOLE has an advisory for safety measures against heat stress, labor groups report exposed workers experiencing heat stroke, dehydration, and other heat-related ailments
The new tween and teen skin care trend can have an impact on your child's mental health and body image. Here's how to combat it becoming something negative.
By Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced a new rule Friday expanding safeguards against potential discrimination of gay and transgender Americans seeking medical care, in a reversal of Trump-era limitations that nixed federal health protections for members of the LGBTQ+ community. In a set of expansive new rules unveiled by the Department of Health and Human Services, the department moved to
By Jean Gonzalez ORLANDO, Fla. (OSV News) — A bill recently signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been described by a farmworker advocate as “inhumane” and draconian. DeSantis, who usually has public signing of bills, signed HB 433 in a closed door session April 11, along with other bills. Opponents of HB […] The post New Florida law giving state sole authority on worker protections, wages called ‘inhumane’ first appeared on OSV News.
An Arkansas legislative panel on Tuesday approved diverting funds from a state health care data hub to start a midwifery education program at the state’s largest medical school.
Two San Francisco County jails were locked down over the weekend because of increasing assaults of deputies and other staff by inmates at the facilities, officials said. Since late March, seven jail staffers have been injured in altercations with the incarcerated people they were hired to oversee, said Tara Moriarty, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office. "Some of these assaults have resulted in serious injuries," Moriarty said in a news release on Saturday. "The lockdown went...
BMO Covered Call Health Care ETF (TSE:ZWHC – Get Free Report) declared a monthly dividend on Friday, April 26th, TickerTech reports. Investors of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be given a dividend of 0.16 per share on Thursday, May 2nd. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of […]
Download logoAs cholera continues to impact communities in Zambia, UNICEF and WHO are partnering with ECHO to not only respond to the current crisis, but also address the underlying root causes of cholera, especially inadequate - Social News XYZ
The Care Inspectorate (CI) report marked Care UK’s Cairdean House, on Redford Road, as ‘very good’ and ‘good’ in all categories. The home was awarded a ‘very good’ rating in supporting people’s wellbeing and leadership, and ‘good’ in the categories relating to team members, the setting, and planning care and support. Inspectors praised the team at Cairdean House for their warm, gentle and encouraging care. One family member said: “Carers are professional, respectful and caring”, and another...
This year's theme ‘The impacts of climate change on occupational safety and health' seeks a drastic shift in political priorities, policy coherence and agenda setting to address climate change, occupational safety and health hazards and risks to workers. With occupational climate-related health risks expected to increase because of climate change, achieving a collective approach to deal with this global health crisis is not a quick fix. We come together to remember those who have sadly lost ()
The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement is focused on maternal health and is raising awareness during National Black Maternal Health Week.