sick leave in u.s.
Sick Leave in the U.S. Lack of sick leave in the U.S. can make outbreaks, like the coronavirus, worse. One of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of illness is to encourage employees to stay home when they are sick, says the CDC. However, the United States does […]

Sick Leave in the U.S.

Caring for Aging Parents
Caring for Aging Parents and Dealing with Resistance Your aging parents need help, but they won’t accept it. You’re coming up against resistance, and they are not listening to your advice. Dealing with a loved one who doesn’t want help is one of the toughest challenges, but you are not […]

Caring for Aging Parents and Dealing with Resistance

A recent analysis of transplant data suggests a remarkable number of potentially lifesaving organs go missing in transit. Besides needing a surgery date for transplants, doctors really need the organs to be properly preserved. Oftentimes, when organs are delayed in transit, they’re no longer usable. For this reason, doctors often […]

Transplant Organs Go Missing in Transit

Introducing your dog to your newborn baby can be a daunting task. Dogs can have a positive impact on children as they grow up, but they may be wary of a new baby at first. While dogs are familiar with humans, a human crawling on all fours is a different […]

Introducing Your Dog to Your Newborn Baby

Visiting a newborn baby in the hospital can be very exciting, but also very daunting. There are unspoken rules for visitors when your sister or friend has just given birth and is allowing visitors. It’s perfectly acceptable to be excited to meet the newest addition, but keep in mind it […]

Visiting a Newborn in the Hospital

When it comes to the coronavirus, how exactly are we defining ‘close contact’? Authorities in the U.S. have taken great measures to ensure anyone flying in from China is quarantined upon arrival. Even so, with such drastic measures, officials advise U.S. residents to go about their regular business. Exception to […]

Coronavirus: Defining ‘Close Contact’

It has long been known that football players experience traumatic injuries throughout their careers. Harvard has offered to complete a health assessment post-career for many football players. Jackie Slater, formerly of the LA Rams, is speaking out on the injuries and suffering many ex-NFL players have experienced. “A lot of […]

Football: Health Assessment Post-Career

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We all know the internet is a dangerous place, but finding effective rehab on the internet is perhaps the worst. The death rate in the U.S. is more than triple what it was almost 20 years ago. This has greatly increased the need for quality addiction treatment. Although new treatment […]

Finding Effective Rehab

Don’t fret over changes in home health care under Medicare. The coverage rules haven’t changed, and patients are still entitled to their regular services. Now, there has been a significant change in how agencies that provide these services are being paid. If you feel this may have affected you in […]

Medicare: Changes in Home Health

As the weather gets warmer, bikers will be gearing up for bicycle season. However, drivers also need to gear up for bicycle season. So often, we as drivers are not used to sharing the road with bikers. However, this could prove costly as lives are at stake: traffic accidents killed […]

Gearing Up for Bicycle Season