Medical Notes: Week of June 4, 2017
Pot smoking among pregnant teens, lead poisoning from target practice, painkiller abuse, and employees who work from home work longer hours.
Workplace Genetic Testing
Workers are protected from having to take genetic tests for employers, however, a bill under consideration would allow corporate wellness plans to ask workers for a test
Medical Notes: Week of April 2, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of April 2, 2017.
Medical Notes: Week of March 26, 2017
A breakthrough in a blood test for cancer, treatment for pitching injuries, and the link between productivity and a good sex life.
Medical Notes: Week of March 19, 2017
Mental health treatment linked to stroke, waking up early to stay healthy, and the benefits of working from home.
Power Naps at Work
Most employers believe the workplace is no place to nap, but research links a short nap in the middle of the day to increased productivity.
Drug Abuse and Personality
New science has discovered that certain personality types are predictably predisposed to addiction risk, and that educational efforts can be targeted to them effectively.
Egg Freezing
Freezing eggs in their 30's allows women to preserve fertility well into their 40's. Experts discuss the procedure and its uses.
Gender Diversity in Basic Research
Only about a third of research subjects in clinical studies are women. In basic research on animals and cells, female models are even more poorly represented. This results in poor understanding of how new drugs work on women and occasional drug recalls when major side effects are discovered after the fact. Experts discuss why such an imbalance occurs, its …
Women and Work
Experts explain the social, economic, and governmental factors that are leading women to quit their jobs--often unwillingly--and stay home.
Workplace Bullies (2015)
Some bullies never grow up, and just keep on bullying. Experts describe where and how it most often occurs, what workplace bullies are seeking, who they target, why it continues, and what needs to happen to stop it.
Sharks in Suits: Workplace “Almost Psychopaths”
Almost everyone is victimized at some point by a cutthroat co-worker who lies with ease and feels no remorse. These people may be "almost psychopaths," people with psychopathic characteristics too subtle to be diagnosed. Two experts explain how these people operate and how the rest of us can avoid being played.
