Menopause support may become a more common workplace benefit as impacted women become a larger part of the labor force.
State of play: According to anAugustsurvey ofHRpolicies by benefits consultantNFP, only 4% of respondents that offer sick leave currently provide some kind of aid for menopause, such as access to hormone therapy and counseling.
Health care workers' reports of harassment on the job more than doubled in 2022 compared to before the pandemic, a new federal report found.
The big picture: Health care organizations should take immediate steps to protect their workers' mental health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Tuesday.
At the same time the fall of Roe v. Wade has fueled an interest in expanding contraception access, OB-GYNs say they have seen a wave of patients quitting hormonal birth control for more "natural" options.
Why it matters: The turn against effective forms of birth control raises concern about increased risks for unplanned pregnancies when abortion is being severely limited or banned across much of the U.S.
Carnival Cruise Line was deemed "negligent" over a 2020 COVID outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess that resulted in 28 deaths, Australia's Federal Court ruled in a class action lawsuit on Wednesday.
Details: Justice Angus Stewart said in a summary that the cruise company "knew or ought to have known about the heightened risk of coronavirus infection on the vessel, and its potentially lethal consequences" before it left Sydney for New Zealand in March 2020, "yet they proceeded regardless."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling on doctors to prioritize doses of a new RSV drug to the most vulnerable infants amid limited supply.
Why it matters: Experts say demand for the drug, Beyfortus, has far outpaced supply in the first respiratory virus season since the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug in July.
The number of legal abortions in the United States increased in the year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But they decreased sharply in states with total bans or strict limits on the procedure.
Why it matters: A string of state bans and restrictions on abortion hasn't lowered the overall abortion rate, according to a new report from the Society of Family Planning, a group that supports abortion rights.
Georgia's abortion ban will remain in effect after the state Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a lower court's previous decision that it was unconstitutional.
Driving the news: The state's highest court sent the lawsuit back to Fulton County Superior Court on Tuesday morning, where the fight over the anti-abortion law will continue.
People experiencing homelessness are 16 times more likely to die suddenly than people with housing, a new study in San Francisco finds.
Driving the news: The unhoused population in San Francisco County, which has one of the nation's highest concentrations of homeless people, is more likely to die from drug overdoses, gastrointestinal disorders and infection, according to the study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
With HGTV-style finishes like butcher block counters and hardwood floors, a tiny house on wheels rolled into Washington this week demonstrating what it looks like to hospitalize patients at home.
Why it matters: Medically Home — one of the companies helping health systems like the Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente launch their own hospital-at-home programs — is making the case for Medicare to extend pandemic-era flexibilities funding at-home hospital care.
Why it matters: Limited treatment options and coverage gaps mean that many kids aren't getting needed care that could help prevent them from developing a deeper and potentially deadly addiction.
Disclaimer: This article covers pregnancy complications and loss.
1 in 4 women will experience pregnancy loss, and 2.6 million stillbirths happen each year, according to the World Health Organization.
Even given these staggering statistics, open discussion about the topic remains stigmatized, leaving mothers and families to grieve in silence or behind closed doors.
