For most Americans, the two major obstacles to proper medical care are time and money. And while insurance can sometimes reduce health care costs, having time to visit the doctor is just as important.
Mar 1, 2023
0
29
Last year's "triple-demic" marked the beginning of what may be a new normal: a confluence of respiratory infections—RSV, influenza, and COVID-19—will surge as the weather cools each year.
Oct 16, 2023
0
1
Access to paid sick leave is linked to a lower rate of mortality among US working age men and women, according to new research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The study shows that laws requiring employers ...
Aug 29, 2022
0
25
Lower back pain due to Modic changes can be hard to treat and the currently recommended therapy of exercise and staying active often does not help alleviate the pain. Results of a trial, published in BioMed Central's open ...
Feb 28, 2012
0
0
As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don't provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck.
Jan 9, 2022
0
21
Paid sick leave is one of the most powerful tools for preventing the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases and ensuring all workers can access treatment—yet tens of millions of workers across the U.S. lack coverage.
Jul 27, 2021
0
2
More than 25% of parents surveyed report that they were less than truthful about their children's COVID-19 status or that they didn't follow the disease's preventive guidelines during the pandemic for their offspring, according ...
Mar 6, 2023
1
33
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at King's College London have for the first time identified a gene linked to age-related degeneration of the intervertebral discs in the spine, a common cause of lower back pain.
Sep 24, 2012
0
0
Social determinants, including the lack of paid sick leave, contributed to higher risk of exposure to the influenza A (H1N1) virus among Hispanics in the U.S. during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a study led by Sandra ...
Dec 5, 2011
0
0
(Medical Xpress) -- Individuals with better cognitive function in childhood are less likely to end up on long-term sick leave in adult life, according to new research by the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College ...
Apr 13, 2012
0
0
.jpg)
