Kim Parker contributed to this chapter. The COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through the U.S. labor market. Businesses shuttered, millions of Americans lost their jobs, and for many others their home ...

Doctors balance coronavirus safety, finances, PPE as elective surgeries resume. As the nation moves towards recovery and reopening, one emerging reality in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak is ...

Chicago’s COVID testing portal fight ends with a win for the city and a strong signal on how far HR can go with health reporting.

Dozens of performers sued the union over the return-to-work agreement, which required them to get vaccinated for the virus. By Winston Cho SAG-AFTRA has defeated a series of lawsuits over its COVID ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

A presentation by scientists on a work group for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel highlighted various alleged “safety uncertainties” of the mRNA COVID-19 ...

The final Dec. 5 memo, according to FDA employees with knowledge of the situation, states that under an established World ...

A preliminary fatal accident inquiry (FAI) hearing heard that airport and heliport Covid measures would form part of the evidence. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) had previously ...

It’s not “just about hard hats and hazard signs,” the report says, but is defined more expansively. Safety today is more about “trust, mental well-being, and adapting to a rapidly changing world.” ...

The Stanford summary backs up the "rare" label with specific numbers: about one myocarditis case per 140,000 people after a ...