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Workers pay the price while Congress and employers debate need for heat regulations

Sometimes the heat makes you vomit, said Carmen Garcia, a farmworker in the San Joaquin Valley of California. She and her husband spent July in the garlic fields, kneeling on the scorched earth as temperatures hovered above 105 degrees.

5 Sep 2023

People in precarious employment more likely to die early, study says

People without a secure job contract can reduce their risk of premature death by 20 percent if they gain permanent employment, a study from Karolinska Institutet published in The Journal of Epidemiology and Community reports.

1 Sep 2023

KFF Health News' 'What The Health?': 3 health policy experts you should know

In this special episode, host Julie Rovner, KFF Health News' chief Washington correspondent, interviews three noted health policy experts.

31 Aug 2023

An array of early psychological therapies in response to traumatic childbirth may buffer PTSD development

Researchers systematically reviewed and quantitatively assessed clinical trials on preventing Childbirth-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

30 Aug 2023

Unveiling challenges and triumphs: Michigan Federally Qualified Health Centers efforts in implementing bluetooth-enabled self-measured blood pressure monitoring

A group of researchers explored the experiences of Michigan-based Federally Qualified Health Centers.

30 Aug 2023

Employment First: Advancing competitive job placement for people with disabilities

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the National Conference of the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) met in person to advance competitive job placement for people with disabilities who were once considered "too hard to place" and the profession that supports this important work.

25 Aug 2023

Untangling Ron Desantis’ debate anecdote about an improbable abortion survival story

When the topic of abortion came up during the first Republican primary presidential debate this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shared a perplexing anecdote about a woman he’d met who he said had survived the procedure.

25 Aug 2023

California offers lifeline to 17 troubled hospitals

Madera Community Hospital in California's Central Valley, which ceased operations last December and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March, moved a step closer to reopening Thursday when California's new fund for troubled hospitals said it was prepared to offer the facility up to $52 million in interest-free loans.

24 Aug 2023

Bus drivers twice as likely to be hospitalized for severe COVID-19

Bus drivers were at double the risk of being hospitalized for severe COVID-19 in the later stages of the pandemic, and several occupations in education and healthcare were also at risk of serious illness. This has been shown by a study at the University of Gothenburg.

23 Aug 2023

Fallout from COVID-19 may persist even two years after infection

In the spring, the U.S. government and the World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency.

22 Aug 2023

Deep learning-based model can predict the need for intensive care in COVID-19 patients

The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a huge blow to healthcare systems and highlighted their major shortcomings.

21 Aug 2023

Has Long Covid contributed to labor market inactivity in the UK?

Researchers investigated the association between Long Covid and subsequent labor market outcomes in working-age adults from the UK.

21 Aug 2023

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact childbearing rates in the United States?

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on childbearing rates in the United States.

21 Aug 2023

AI model can detect atrial septal defect in ECGs with high accuracy

The AI model was more efficient at detecting signatures of atrial septal defect (ASD) in electrocardiograms (ECG) than traditional methods.

17 Aug 2023

Is shift work associated with depression and anxiety, and if so, does lifestyle mediate the associations?

Researchers discuss the contribution of lifestyle factors in depression and anxiety among shift workers

17 Aug 2023

Intensive lifestyle intervention linked to increased employment for people with type 2 diabetes

USC Schaeffer Center and University of Minnesota researchers found that study participants without a college degree had even larger employment gains from lifestyle changes recommended by specialists.

14 Aug 2023

Does nutritional support benefit adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients?

Researchers evaluated the impact of nutritional support in Indian adults with microbiologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis.

14 Aug 2023

Deep-learning technology could help scientists to develop personalized immunotherapies and vaccines

Deep-learning technology developed by a team of Johns Hopkins engineers and cancer researchers can accurately predict cancer-related protein fragments that may trigger an immune system response.

9 Aug 2023

Amid lack of accountability for bias in maternity care, a California family seeks justice

Aniya was ready to leave. She was dressed in a fuzzy white onesie her mother had packed for her first trip home. Yet Aniya's family had more questions than answers as they cradled the newborn out of the hospital, her mother's body left behind.

8 Aug 2023

How the Texas trial changed the story of abortion rights in America

During the five decades that followed Roe v. Wade, lawsuit after lawsuit in states across the country chipped away at abortion rights. And again and again, the people who went to court to defend those rights were physicians who often spoke in clinical and abstract terms.

7 Aug 2023

Labor News and Research

Workers pay the price while Congress and employers debate need for heat regulations

People in precarious employment more likely to die early, study says

KFF Health News' 'What The Health?': 3 health policy experts you should know

An array of early psychological therapies in response to traumatic childbirth may buffer PTSD development

Unveiling challenges and triumphs: Michigan Federally Qualified Health Centers efforts in implementing bluetooth-enabled self-measured blood pressure monitoring

Employment First: Advancing competitive job placement for people with disabilities

Untangling Ron Desantis’ debate anecdote about an improbable abortion survival story

California offers lifeline to 17 troubled hospitals

Bus drivers twice as likely to be hospitalized for severe COVID-19

Fallout from COVID-19 may persist even two years after infection

Deep learning-based model can predict the need for intensive care in COVID-19 patients

Has Long Covid contributed to labor market inactivity in the UK?

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact childbearing rates in the United States?

AI model can detect atrial septal defect in ECGs with high accuracy

Is shift work associated with depression and anxiety, and if so, does lifestyle mediate the associations?

Intensive lifestyle intervention linked to increased employment for people with type 2 diabetes

Does nutritional support benefit adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients?

Deep-learning technology could help scientists to develop personalized immunotherapies and vaccines

Amid lack of accountability for bias in maternity care, a California family seeks justice

How the Texas trial changed the story of abortion rights in America

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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