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For a growing number of Americans, 12 weeks of paid leave from work after the birth of a child, or to care for an ailing family member, is standard.

In an email to staff, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, was critical of the agency’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and announced internal changes aimed at improving how it operates.

For the first time in 3 years, the Women in Medicine Summit will be taking place in person, from Sept. 16 to 17, in Chicago.

In May 2022, after several months of volatility across all financial markets, the S&P 500 had fallen into the second bear market in 2 years.

Although moderate alcohol consumption may benefit older adults, including reduced risk for ischemic heart disease, stroke and diabetes, young adults saw no benefit and instead accrued “significant health risks” from consuming alcohol.

During a September 2021 interview on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, comedian Hasan Minhaj referred to doctors of osteopathic medicine, or DOs, as “off-brand doctors” compared with their MD counterparts.

During a volatile market environment like we are in today or the steep market pullback at the onset of the pandemic in 2020, many investors, including physicians, feel a powerful drive to act in response.

We are on the cusp of taking some of the largest steps in recent history to make medicines more affordable for our patients, and it is critical that we successfully pass the legislation needed to achieve this as an issue of health equity.

Child care stress during the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on health care workers, and more must be done to mitigate this burden on the workforce, according to researchers.

Year after year, Healio and Healio LIVE teams have garnered increasing numbers of APEX awards for publication excellence, this year bringing in 10 total, including three grand awards.