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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

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The experience took a toll on her mental health. She was put on medication and had to take a few weeks off from work. There’s a lot of research that shows that Black women who are encountering discrimination problems in the workplace experience poor health outcomes that hurt their overall health and well-being,” Frye says.

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Good to Great: 6 Tips for the Journey from Health to Strength

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According to the World Health Organization , “People who are insufficiently active have a 20% to 30% increased risk of death compared to people who are sufficiently active.” In fact, health care costs in general have been rising sharply for many years, as they continue to consume a larger share of our budgets. What is health, really?

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A New PTSD Treatment For Veterans Is Reducing Symptoms in 2 Weeks. Here’s Why It Works

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Veterans with mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression suffer at higher rates than civilians. Some find care, but end up in years of therapy. Or they must try and adjust to multiple medications before finding relief, if they find it at all. Clinical psychologist Craig Bryan, Psy.D.,

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Pregnant Workers Might Soon Have Accommodations Making It Easier to Work Up to Delivery

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The bill, which has bipartisan support, passed the House in May 2021. I had a lot of medical issues while I was pregnant, and they were not happy to work with me,” Lightner says. “I On one hand, I’ll be working up until the second I deliver,” she said in an interview before giving birth. “I Congress passes it by Dec.

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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They are large and small companies that have us fired up about the cool ways they are innovating and leveraging technology. Flipboard Photo courtesy of Flipboard Who they are: From health care to fashion, getting news you care about without looking up dozens of individual media sources can be daunting. Seed Health Inc.

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Code Blue For America’s Workforce: How Healthcare’s Workforce Shortages Signal Broader Threat Across Industries

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It’s reported that the Graduate Medical Education (GME) system, responsible for training new physicians, is struggling to keep up with the demand. physician workforce, amounting to 117,000 doctors, left the profession between 2020 and 2021 — during the early peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Stressed? 5 Simple Ways to Prevent Burnout

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among other types of health information. As of 2021, for example, the number of physicians who reported dealing with burnout increased to 47%. They can evolve into other physical and mental health conditions as well. We often cover it up by drinking more caffeine. Meditate (so you don’t have to medicate).

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