Less is more? New take on machine learning helps us “scale up” phase transitions – Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News — Read on scienmag.com/less-is-more-new-take-on-machine-learning-helps-us-scale-up-phase-transitions/ if only we could take this and translate it to healthcare . . . imagine...

Giraffes: Scary high blood pressure, yet few of the issues plaguing people with hypertension. — Read on arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/heads-up-the-cardiovascular-secrets-of-giraffes/

These materials were prepared prior to the CDC’s updated guidance for fully vaccinate — Read on www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws Employers are allowed to require the COVID-19 vaccine, and can also legally provide incentives, including cash, to workers who get jabbed, according to...

Calming down is a skill of self-compassion that we can build and practice. — Read on www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/compassion-matters/202105/the-art-calming-down

Millions of workers don't want to return to work for fear of COVID-19, yet there isn't clear guidance for businesses on how to keep workers safe. — Read on www.businessinsider.com/covid-guidelines-front-line-workers-clear-enforceable-protections-osha-cdc-2021-5 OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard, which is still pending is the...

Focusing only on cases and deaths hides the pandemic’s lasting health burden on people, societies and economies. — Read on www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01392-2

A population-based analysis of the longevity of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seropositivity in the United States - EClinicalMedicine — Read on www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(21)00182-6/fulltext Observational data from a national clinical laboratory, though limited by an epidemiological view of the U.S. population, offer an encouraging...

For elderly Americans, social isolation is especially perilous. Will machine companions fill the void? — Read on www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/31/what-robots-can-and-cant-do-for-the-old-and-lonely

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently said that fully vaccinated people can forgo the mask in many indoor and outdoor settings. But employees and customers will still need to follow COVID-19 safety rules set by businesses....

Why right now is the ideal time to send a personal note. — Read on www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/a-simple-2-line-letter-can-massively-boost-employee-morale-new-study-finds.html

A KHN investigation found covid vaccine registration and information websites at the federal, state and local levels are flouting disability rights laws and limiting the ability of people who are blind or visually impaired to sign up for shots. —...

New guidelines suggest there's a very simple way to boost energy and improve productivity. — Read on www.inverse.com/mind-body/snack-your-way-to-better-health-with-bite-sized-exercise-breaks

Social determinants of health can make a big difference in health outcomes. A physician expert in NLP highlights how the AI technology can unearth gold in EHRs. — Read on www.healthcareitnews.com/news/using-natural-language-processing-unlock-sdoh-unstructured-ehr-data

A first-of-its-kind study from Oxford University has investigated the relationship between well-being and time spent playing video games. The surprising findings revealed a small correlation between longer play-times and positive well-being. — Read on newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/oxford-video-games-well-being/ thinking about how video games...

Why So Many Covid-19 Workers’ Comp Claims Are Being Rejected - WSJ — Read on www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/why-so-many-covid-19-workers-comp-claims-are-being-rejected-11613316304

A $10.40 increase in out-of-pocket costs per prescription was associated with a 22.6% drop in consumption and a 32.7% increase in monthly mortality rates. — Read on www.modernhealthcare.com/patients/rising-prescription-copays-drop-adherence-spike-mortality-research-shows

The Patriots could have suffered in silence. What they did instead was much better. — Read on www.inc.com/justin-bariso/the-new-england-patriots-7-word-tweet-to-tom-brady-after-super-bowl-is-a-powerful-lesson-in-emotional-intelligence.html

On January 29, 2021, and in accordance with President Biden’s Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA issued guidance focused on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in workplaces outside of...

Most of us know by now that 10,000 steps is recommended everywhere as a target to achieve – and yet where did this number actually come from? — Read on www.inverse.com/mind-body/do-we-really-need-to-walk-10000-steps-a-day recent research from Harvard Medical School has shown that, on...

One solution to pandemic unemployment? Working less — Quartz — Read on www.google.com/amp/s/qz.com/1968806/one-solution-to-pandemic-unemployment-working-less/amp/