The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the significant contribution personal support workers (PSWs) make to Canada's health-care system. As the backbone of much of the daily health work, they assist people with disability, health ...
Sep 3, 2020
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The cost of family health coverage in the U.S. now tops $20,000, an annual survey of employers found, a record high that has pushed an increasing number of American workers into plans that cover less or cost more, or force ...
Sep 26, 2019
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(HealthDay)—The probability of employment has increased in recent years among patients initiating dialysis but is still low, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society ...
Jan 19, 2018
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Cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes are the most common cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), they account for about 18 million deaths each year. The causes of cardiovascular ...
Oct 2, 2023
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A new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR)—published in JAMA Network Open—showed that, aside from retirements, poor working conditions are ...
Apr 9, 2024
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If you tested positive for a biomarker of Alzheimer's disease, whom would you tell? Why?
Jun 9, 2021
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A new analysis indicates that many patients continue working after being diagnosed with metastatic cancer, but a heavy burden of symptoms may prevent them from doing so. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal ...
Dec 21, 2015
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Young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) are committed to working but vulnerable to experiencing mental health problems, according to a new study by researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, ...
Sep 21, 2015
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Women who pursue a more aggressive surgery for early stage breast cancer have nearly eight times the odds of reporting substantial employment disruptions, according to a new study from University of Michigan Comprehensive ...
Oct 9, 2017
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A study from the University of Illinois Chicago links precarious work with increases in body mass index. The study adds to a growing body of evidence that precarious work may contribute to poor health outcomes.
Feb 28, 2023
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