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August 10, 2022

Mount Sinai Launches Medical-Legal Program to Address Health-Harming Legal Needs Among Patients

The Mount Sinai Health System announced today data from an innovative…

July 28, 2022

What to Do if the Hospital Is Discharging You Too Soon

July 13, 2022

World Health Organization launches new app for skin safety

July 5, 2022

FDA warns against using Plug Heist Trap House ‘homemade’ infant formula

June 29, 2022

U.S. FDA Classifies Recall of GE’s Ventilator Batteries as Most Serious

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CDC approves Covid vaccines for youngest kids

June 20, 2022

The wait is finally over. On Saturday, the Centers for Disease…

Johnson & Johnson is recalling sunscreens due to low levels of benzene, a carcinogen

July 15, 2021

Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it is recalling five of its sunscreen products after some samples were found to contain low levels of benzene, a chemical that can cause cancer with repeated exposure.

OSHA issues long-delayed COVID-19 safety rules for healthcare workplaces

June 14, 2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued an emergency temporary standard Thursday that healthcare employers specifically must abide by to better protect workers from the spread of COVID-19.

Violence and hate against Asian Americans is a health and safety crisis for everyone

March 17, 2021

On my walks through pre-pandemic Shanghai in late September…

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Largest COVID Workplace Outbreak Doubles in Size, Despite Safety Measures

February 12, 2021

The LA area plant that makes the iconic "Dodger Dogs" is experiencing…

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Many nursing home staff decline vaccine: frustrated families wait for news on visiting restrictionsFebruary 9, 2021 - 11:42
ARVADA, Colo. — It’s now been one year since Marie Nadeau has hugged, kissed or even held the hand of her 87-year-old mom. “It’s extremely difficult,” Nadeau said. “I want to hold her, and she needs that, too.” Although Nadeau’s mom, Fae, has now received both doses of the vaccine, residential care visits in Colorado […]
Has the pandemic really caused a ‘tsunami’ of mental health problems?February 8, 2021 - 09:00
How is the population of the UK coping with the continuing coronavirus crisis? According to some media reports and commentators in the mental health community, we are now facing “the greatest threat to mental health since the second world war” and a potential “tsunami” of psychological problems. With a team of experts from the Universities of Sheffield, Ulster, Liverpool, UCL […]
Home Health Tech You Need To Watch in 2021February 2, 2021 - 09:29
Some of the most interesting health tech trends at the outset of 2021 point to a future that merges healthcare with consumer electronics, two trends that have barely touched so far. At CES 2021, CNET’s Senior VP of Content & Strategy Lindsey Turrentine asked if they can provide better healthcare than in the doctor’s office when merged. […]