Health insurers’ tactics can adversely affect patients’ health and their trust in the healthcare system, which leaves patients in unthinkably difficult circumstances. BY The Conversation The U.S. has made great progress in getting more people insured since the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014. The share of uninsured Americans ages 18 to 64 fell from … Continue reading How to handle these unpopular tactics used by health insurers
November 22, 2024 New research links popular asthma drug Singulair to serious mental health issues Generic versions are still prescribed to millions annually. BY Reuters U.S. government researchers have found that a widely prescribed asthma drug originally sold by Merck & Co may be linked to serious mental health problems for some patients, according to a … Continue reading New research links popular asthma drug Singulair to serious mental health issues
August 28, 2024 The surgeon general’s warning on parents’ mental health fails to mention one major stressor Two-thirds of two-parent families have both parents working jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Managing that balance is no small task. BY Sarah Bregel Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, just issued a major warning about the … Continue reading The Surgeon General’s warning on parents’ mental health fails to mention one major stressor
August 27, 2024 Employers: Our employees’ mental health depends on us Offering benefits is just the start. Care must be accessible to staff members, and that helps them—and us. BY Melissa Frieswick It’s past time to take action on employee mental health. By 2030, mental disorders are projected to cause $16.3 trillion in cumulative loss in … Continue reading Employers: Our employees’ mental health depends on us
August 15, 2024 Mpox outbreak 2024: map, infections, symptoms as WHO declares public health emergency The viral disease formerly known as monkeypox is spreading in parts of Africa. The World Health Organization says it’s an emergency of international concern. BY Michael Grothaus On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that an acceleration in mpox infections … Continue reading Mpox outbreak 2024: map, infections, symptoms as WHO declares public health emergency
Find out the reports you need to monitor data hygiene, improve marketing and sales processes and much more. Ali Schwanke on August 12, 2024 Even the best CRM is nearly useless without clean data. Worse still, bad data creates huge costs for companies, like wasted labor, lost revenue, and higher customer churn. On the … Continue reading 22 must-have reports for measuring CRM health
August 04, 2024 Research reveals the unequal cognitive effort of household chores is harming women’s mental health Researchers studied the invisible dimension of household labor: the cognitive effort that goes into anticipating needs, planning, organizing, and delegating household tasks. BY The Conversation When you think about household chores, you likely think of actions: scrubbing the dishes, … Continue reading Research reveals the damage to mental health from an invisible dimension of household chores
July 11, 2024 How this company’s AI tools help prevent suicide and mental health crises NeuroFlow’s platform uses natural language processing to evaluate suicide risk in patients. BY Shalene Gupta Suicide rates are on the rise. Nearly 50,000 people died by suicide in 2022, a 3% increase from the previous year according to the CDC, and … Continue reading How this company’s AI tools help prevent suicide and mental health crises
May 14, 2024 Computational scientists may have discovered why working the night shift is bad for your health Late shifts disrupt the proteins responsible for regulating glucose, a small study has found, which may explain higher rates of diabetes and obesity among certain workers. BY Shalene Gupta Night shift workers are at a higher risk for … Continue reading Computational scientists may have discovered why working the night shift is bad for your health
March 28, 2024 Mental health care underutilization is a revenue problem Here are three things organizations can do to turn the situation around. BY Melissa Frieswick From the beginning of my career, I knew I wanted to help others. And for the people asking why I didn’t become a care provider, I did, in my … Continue reading Mental health care underutilization is a revenue problem
