Shift workers at risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes

Shift workers are at a significantly increased risk for sleep disorders and metabolic syndrome, which increases a person’s risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Individuals, employers and physicians can all take steps to mitigate these risks, according to a clinical review in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

Jump in Employment Seen Among Medicaid Expansion Enrollees, Especially the Most Vulnerable

Getting covered by health insurance may have a major impact on a low-income person’s ability to get a job or enroll in school, according to a new study.
The percentage of low-income people enrolled in Michigan’s Medicaid expansion program who had jobs or were enrolled in school jumped six points in one year, while employment rates in the state remained flat.

Study examines women’s ability to adapt effectively to climate change

New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that male migration and poor working conditions for women combine with institutional failure or poverty to hamper women’s ability to adapt to climate variability and change in Asia and…

Study examines women’s ability to adapt effectively to climate change

New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that male migration and poor working conditions for women combine with institutional failure or poverty to hamper women’s ability to adapt to climate variability and change in Asia and…

New research shows the more women on a company’s board, the more market value is lost

CATONSVILLE, MD, November 12, 2019 – A company with a gender-diverse board of directors is interpreted as revealing a preference for diversity and a weaker commitment to shareholder value, according to new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science .…

New research shows the more women on a company’s board, the more market value is lost

CATONSVILLE, MD, November 12, 2019 – A company with a gender-diverse board of directors is interpreted as revealing a preference for diversity and a weaker commitment to shareholder value, according to new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science .…

End of life carers should have six months paid leave, say experts

System allowing people six months off work to care for dying loved ones would provide “huge economic benefits”, according to academics New research shows carers of cancer patients more likely to receive benefits than those looking after people with other…

End of life carers should have six months paid leave, say experts

System allowing people six months off work to care for dying loved ones would provide “huge economic benefits”, according to academics New research shows carers of cancer patients more likely to receive benefits than those looking after people with other…

End of life carers should have six months paid leave, say experts

System allowing people six months off work to care for dying loved ones would provide “huge economic benefits”, according to academics New research shows carers of cancer patients more likely to receive benefits than those looking after people with other…

Researchers find risk factors for unemployment with multiple sclerosis vary by age

Kessler Foundation researchers studied relationships of multiple factors — age, disease, psychological, person-specific — with unemployment in individuals with multiple sclerosis