DON'T EVER GIVE UP
2022-02-11 Skirmish Between Biden and Red States Over Medicaid Leaves Enrollees in the Balance Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News and Andy Miller When Republican-led states balked at expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s administration tossed them a carrot — allowing several to charge monthly premiums to newly eligible enrollees. Republicans […]
Are Your Kids Using Social Media? Not Sure? Here’s How to Protect Them (StatePoint) While most social media apps require that users be over 13 years old, this hasn’t stopped many younger children from opening accounts, according to new research. The recently-released C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health finds […]
On Mental Health Friday, we post, in alphabetical order, one per week, information on mental health disorders. Mental Health Friday is for informational purposes only, and is in no way meant to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please do not self diagnose and seek professional help for what ails you. (To […]
2022-02-10 The Doctor Will See You Now — In the Hallway Amelia Templeton, Oregon Public Broadcasting Nurse Heather Gatchet’s shift in the emergency department at Salem Health’s Salem Hospital in Oregon typically starts at 6 a.m. Before that, she packs her daughter’s lunch, drinks tea, and — to stave off her panic […]
Pandemic-related school closings likely to have far-reaching effects on child well-being Schools are wrestling with the consequences of long-term closures because of the pandemic. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Sandra M. Chafouleas, University of Connecticut A global analysis has found that kids whose schools closed to stop the spread of various waves of the coronavirus lost educational […]
Emotional Safe Spaces Help Children Express Their Big Feelings (Family Features) Many internet memes have been made about toddlers and their temper tantrums. While the outpouring of oversized emotions can be amusing when viewed from afar, most parents and caregivers simply want to know what they can do to help children express their feelings in […]
2022-02-09 How the Tiny-Home Movement Is Providing More Than Just a Roof to Homeless People Giles Bruce MADISON, Wis. — Tucked inside a residential neighborhood, and surrounded by a wooden fence and greenery, are nine little houses. With multicolored siding and roofs, they look like people-sized birdhouses. And they fit right in. So does […]
5 strategies employers can use to address workplace mental health issues Many workers are stressed out. Symphonie/The Image Bank via Getty Images Patricia L. Haynes, University of Arizona COVID-19 has inflicted a serious mental health toll on many U.S. workers. Like other Americans, workers have lost loved ones, connections to friends and family, and the comforts […]
Owning and interacting with pets, according to studies, can be a form of therapy for many. We have dedicated Saturday to dogs and Wednesday to cats, when we will post an article on each of those days. We will also post articles on occasion about other animals people may have as pets. – […]
2022-02-08 Bounties and Bonuses Leave Small Hospitals Behind in Staffing Wars Bram Sable-Smith A recent lawsuit filed by one Wisconsin health system that temporarily prevented seven workers from starting new jobs at a different health network raised eyebrows, including those of Brock Slabach, chief operations officer of the National Rural Health Association. “To […]