Google Cuts Its Director of Mental Health and Wellbeing
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Google previously announced it was laying off 12,000 employees, or about 6% of the company. Image: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) As layoffs continue to plague the tech sector , even the titans of the industry aren’t safe. Amidst ongoing layoffs at Google , we’ve learned the company has let go of its mental health executive, according to Insider . Kristin Maczko wrote on Linkedin that she served the company for fifteen years, with over one year in the position of Director of Global Mental Health and Wellbeing. According to Maczko’s post, the position’s responsibility was to improve the internal wellbeing and mental health of Google’s employees—a position tha ...
NewsMissing Radioactive Capsule Sparks Urgent Health Alert In Western Australia
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Missing Radioactive Capsule Sparks Urgent health Alert In Western Australia (theguardian.com) Posted by BeauHD on Saturday January 28, 2023 @02:00AM from the lost-and-found dept. A tiny radioactive capsule with the potential to cause skin burns has gone missing as it was transported from a mine in Western Australia. The Guardian reports: Hazardous material experts are searching for the 8mm by 6mm capsule, which is believed to have fallen from a truck as it was traveling the 1,400km between a mine site north of Newman in the Pilbara and a depot in Perth. At an emergency press conference on Friday, the WA chief health officer, Andy Robertson, said ...
NewsHealth Care Bias Is Dangerous. But So Are ‘Fairness’ Algorithms
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In fact, what we have described here is actually a best case scenario, in which it is possible to enforce fairness by making simple changes that affect performance for each group. In practice, fairness algorithms may behave much more radically and unpredictably. This survey found that, on average, most algorithms in computer vision improved fairness by harming all groups—for example, by decreasing recall and accuracy. Unlike in our hypothetical, where we have decreased the harm suffered by one group, it is possible that leveling down can make everyone directly worse off. Leveling down runs counter to the objectives of algorithmic fairness and broader equality goals in society: to im ...
NewsMental Health Crisis: 10 Ways to Support Your Employees
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In the U.S., a mental health crisis costs the economy tens of billions of dollars each year. Almost 19% of U.S. workers rate their mental health as “fair” or “poor,” according to a Gallup survey of 15,809 respondents, and those workers are four times more likely to miss work because of their mental health. The results of Gallup’s survey estimated that these workers are absent for almost 12 days a year, costing the U.S. economy $46.7 billion in lost productivity. “It’s a real wake-up call for U.S. employers that the job has a net negative impact on mental health,” Dan Witters, research director for the Gallup National Health and Well-being Index, told Yahoo Finance, addin ...
News3 Health Care Stocks to Buy During Times of Uncertainty
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The stock market witnessed wild swings last year amid soaring inflation, the Fed’s monetary tightening, and geopolitical issues. While inflation has been showing signs of slowing down, raising the possibility of slower rate hikes ahead, rate increases are expected to continue in the months to come. Some experts now see chances of the economy achieving a ‘soft landing.’ However, the recession possibility cannot be ruled out. “US Recession fears are resurfacing as Federal Reserve policymakers flagged that more rate rises are ahead, even though inflation is coming down from dizzying heights and slowing activity is taking a toll on big companies,” Susannah Streeter, senior investmen ...
NewsWomen’s heart health issues & taboos related to reproductive health - Global News
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Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton health Matters February 1: A new Heart and Stroke report highlights the health care inequities when it comes to women's heart and brain health. And a new Alberta survey shows the majority of respondents did not feel comfortable talking to their doctor about gynecological and reproductive concerns. Katherine Ward and Su-Ling Goh report. Video Home Women’s heart health issues taboos related to reproductive health Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton Edmontonians raising donations for Turkey earthquake victims Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton Edmonton weather forecast: Friday, February 10, 2023 ...
NewsFrench court halts negligence investigation into ex-health minister ... - Reuters
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PARIS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - France's top appeals court on Friday threw out a judicial investigation into alleged negligence by former health minister Agnes Buzyn in her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Buzyn, health minister from May 2017 to February 2020, stepped down just after the start of the pandemic to run for mayor of Paris although she failed to get elected. The French government's response during the first months of the pandemic came under fire from the public, with accusations Buzyn had put people's lives at risk by not adequately communicating the dangers of the COVID-19 virus, amongst others. Buzyn has denied being guilty of negligence in her handling of the crisis. In Sept. 20 ...
NewsBreakingviews - Bayer's rude health lays better path for breakup - Reuters
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LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Bayer’s (BAYGn.DE) crop of improving businesses looks ripe for a split. The $58 billion drugs-to-seeds conglomerate has for years traded at a hefty discount to the sum of its parts, but refused to do anything about it. Activists like Jeff Ubben’s Inclusive Capital Partners may now, however, be in a better position to push for a breakup. Bayer has been a perennial underperformer since its disastrous $66 billion acquisition of Roundup maker Monsanto in 2018. An expensive takeover was soon followed by a wave of court cases from claimants who said the group’s weedkiller gave them cancer. Persistent disappointment and a clunky conglomerate structure ...
NewsCan AI Help with Mental Health?
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News7 Best Mental Health Apps to Start Using Today - CNET
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Mental health apps are an easy resource that helps relieve stress, tame anxiety and elevate your mood. While they're not a replacement for therapy, research shows that the best mental health apps are a great way to improve your well-being and keep tabs on your wellness journey. There's a lot to love about mental health apps: the variety, the affordability and the features. They also bring mental health resources to people who otherwise couldn't get help due to finances, disabilities or location. But they're not all created equal. Not all mental health apps are backed by research or clinical insights. With between 10,000 and 20,000 wellness apps out there, it can be difficult to find the b ...
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