Some states require employers to provide COVID-19 safety training and others recommend it. Here’s what employers need to know about developing a workplace safety training program during the pandemic. — Read on www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/pages/covid-19-workplace-safety-training-rules-and-recommendations.aspx

A battle over providing businesses with legal immunity to COVID-19 lawsuits is on hold for the time being in Congress, but businesses are still worried. — Read on www.centralmaine.com/2020/12/21/lawsuit-against-maine-venue-accused-of-being-superspreader-puts-other-businesses-at-risk/

https://www.psypost.org/2020/12/study-uncovers-neural-predictors-of-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-outcome-for-patients-with-anxiety-and-depression-58871?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=study-uncovers-neural-predictors-of-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-outcome-for-patients-with-anxiety-and-depression Eric W. Dolan December 21, 2020 Individuals who exhibit greater brain activity in response to angry facial expressions may be more likely to benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), according to new neuroimaging research. The findings, published in Psychological...

As COVID vaccines begin being distributed around the world, employers across all industries in the U.S. are trying to figure out whether or not they can require their employees to get a vaccine once it becomes widely available. — Read...

The FDA has given NightWare clearance to market a “digital therapeutic” device that uses an Apple Watch to interrupt PTSD-related nightmares. — Read on www.wired.com/story/how-a-vibrating-smartwatch-could-be-used-to-stop-nightmares/ The younger Skluzacek (inventor) got his idea from the work of service dogs, who lick or...

The Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, informed Vice President Mike Pence and White House Coronavirus Task Force members on Tuesday that the CDC will soon issue new guidelines reducing the number of...

Udemy for Business, a learning and development platform, shares the most popular workplace trainings that helped workers adapt and grow this year. — Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/11/27/training-for-this-workplace-skill-is-up-nearly-4000percent-in-2020.html top mental health and wellness skills that saw the biggest jumps in demand in...

Spoiler alert: It’s not a lack of presence. — Read on www.fastcompany.com/90579969/no-one-is-talking-about-the-real-problem-with-working-from-home BY JOSEPH GRENNY 11.30.20 | WORK LIFE No one is talking about the real problem with working from home For decades, we’ve commonly believed the further two people...

This could potentially act as a rapid screening and triage tool. — Read on www.forbes.com/sites/saibala/2020/11/29/northwestern-university-has-developed-an-ai-system-that-helps-detect-covid-19-on-chest-x-rays/ Sai Balasubramanian, J.D. Contributor Earlier last week, Northwestern University researchers announced that they successfully created a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) radiology tool that can detect...

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/20/11/18435396/thcv-the-rare-cannabinoid-thatll-conquer-the-industry By Maxim Mikheev, CEO and Founder of BIOMEDICAN Now that one-third of Americans live in a state where recreational cannabis is legal, there’s a booming demand for cannabinoids—the compounds found in the cannabis plant. The most well-known cannabinoids are CBD and THC,...

This collection on the biology of spaceflight, published in Cell and other Cell Press journals, uncovers the impact of known hazards of spaceflight. — Read on www.cell.com/c/the-biology-of-spaceflight

The Supreme Court issued an injunction Wednesday blocking New York from enforcing occupancy limits on religious institutions that were put in place to curb Covid-19. — Read on www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/supreme-court-blocks-ny-enforcing-covid-limits-churches-n1249079

Every move counts towards better health – says WHO in their updated guidance — Read on www.who.int/news/item/25-11-2020-every-move-counts-towards-better-health-says-who The new guidelines recommend at least 150 to 300 minutes of moderate to vigorous aerobic activity per week for all adults, including people living with...

OSHA is telling employers to report workers hospitalized for Covid-19 only if it happens within 24 hours of workplace exposure to the virus. — Read on www.statnews.com/2020/11/24/osha-absurd-reinterpretation-regulation-workers-covid-19/ OSHA's reinterpretation of a regulation regarding workers and Covid-19 BY DAVID MICHAELS /...

How do humans perceive color? An NIH experiment finds a way to measure what happens after light hits the eye—using brain scans. — Read on www.wired.com/story/a-new-study-about-color-tries-to-decode-the-brains-pantone/ A New Study About Color Tries to Decode ‘The Brain’s Pantone’ How do humans...

When people are forced to be isolated from each other, do they crave social interactions? To address this question, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure neural responses evoked by food and social cues after participants (n = 40) experienced 10 h...

Clinicians warn that the progress with treating Covid-19 won’t withstand what happens when crushes of patients again overwhelm hospitals. — Read on www.statnews.com/2020/11/23/hospitalized-covid-19-patients-surviving-at-higher-rates-but-surge-could-roll-back-gains/

By Maria L. La Ganga, Nov. 22, 2020 Read at https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-22/hospitals-brace-for-holiday-covid-surge-fearing-staff-shortages-and-burnout Registered nurse Tinny Abogado stands outside Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, where she has worked for more than 20 years. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) Since the middle...

New research suggests that being on the receiving end of touch from a partner improves relational well-being ... — Read on www.psypost.org/2020/11/daily-physical-touch-from-a-romantic-partner-enhances-well-being-particularly-among-those-with-attachment-anxiety-58592 But do we practice relational well-being while physically distancing? Any thoughts on how to translate this appropriately to...

In Maine: substantial community transmission is defined as a new case rate greater than or equal to 16 per 10,000 people over the last 28 days moderate community transmission is defined as a new case rate greater than or equal...