PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The battle between a powerful labor union and UPMC is escalating. On Thursday, SEIU Healthcare filed an antitrust complaint accusing the hospital giant of using monopoly power to suppress wages and benefits. The SEIU has enlisted several elected officials in its fight to unionize UPMC. Alleging UPMC […]
Day: May 19, 2023
Lizzo is not using fitness to ‘escape fatness’
It’s National Women’s Health Week, and Lizzo is sharing some revelations about her relationship with her body. Lizzo, shown at the Met Gala in New York this month, said she began working out “to have balanced mental health.” (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld) In a recent TikTok, […]
Physical Medicine Academy Issues Guidance on Long COVID Neurologic Symptoms
Clinicians need to evaluate new or worsening neurologic symptoms of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) and treat or refer them to specialists when appropriate, according to new guidance from the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPM&R). Neurologic symptoms related to PASC — commonly known as long COVID […]
NYC hospital worker put on leave after rental bike fight goes viral – National
A woman identified as a New York City hospital worker has been placed on leave pending an investigation after a video went viral that appears to show her trying to take a rental bike from a Black man. In the video, which circulated widely on Twitter, the woman calls for […]