Surveys of employees suggest that plenty of workers are adjusting to remote work—and in no hurry to return to the office. — Read on www.wsj.com/articles/is-a-home-office-actually-more-productive-some-workers-think-so-11609563632

Children’s emotion inferences from masked faces: Implications for social interactions during COVID-19 — Read on journals.plos.org/plosone/article

From a man with green urine to a teenager with a sewing pin in his heart, a number of intriguing medical cases caught our eye this year. — Read on www.livescience.com/strangest-medical-cases-2020.html By Rachael Rettner - Senior Writer From a man...

Productivity growth has been stagnant for years, but new technologies are finally set to change that. — Read on www.axios.com/productivity-growth-j-curve-automation-ai-23bf33a3-ebf9-4407-9668-006db8984497.html Bryan Walsh  - Technology The coronavirus pandemic hit the global economy hard in 2020, but the economy may be close to...

There's hope we can stop the surge even before the vaccine is widely available. Properly humidify indoor spaces, like our houses, schools and hospitals. The science is persuasive. — Read on www.forbes.com/sites/leahbinder/2020/12/24/scientists-say-this-one-move-could-beat-back-the-covid-19-surge-if-people-only-knew-about-it/ According to fairly recent research on the behavior of airborne...

Of all the lessons we’ve learned from this pandemic, the most significant is how unequal its effects have been, says Prof Devi Sridhar, global public health chair at the University of Edinburgh — Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/25/covid-19-good-health-biology-pandemic-unequal-effects

A team of researchers at the University of Edinburgh, UK, found that wearing face-covering promotes mental health. Those who wore face coverings or masks most of the time had better mental health and well-being than those who did not. —...

by Susan Garfield and Yele Aluko December 22, 2020 — Read on hbr.org/2020/12/employers-have-a-crucial-role-to-play-in-covid-19-vaccinations Now that the first vaccines are being rolled out to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, a major challenge is persuading people to take them. Getting 70% or more...

Some states require employers to provide COVID-19 safety training and others recommend it. Here’s what employers need to know about developing a workplace safety training program during the pandemic. — Read on www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/pages/covid-19-workplace-safety-training-rules-and-recommendations.aspx

A battle over providing businesses with legal immunity to COVID-19 lawsuits is on hold for the time being in Congress, but businesses are still worried. — Read on www.centralmaine.com/2020/12/21/lawsuit-against-maine-venue-accused-of-being-superspreader-puts-other-businesses-at-risk/

https://www.psypost.org/2020/12/study-uncovers-neural-predictors-of-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-outcome-for-patients-with-anxiety-and-depression-58871?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=study-uncovers-neural-predictors-of-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-outcome-for-patients-with-anxiety-and-depression Eric W. Dolan December 21, 2020 Individuals who exhibit greater brain activity in response to angry facial expressions may be more likely to benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), according to new neuroimaging research. The findings, published in Psychological...

As COVID vaccines begin being distributed around the world, employers across all industries in the U.S. are trying to figure out whether or not they can require their employees to get a vaccine once it becomes widely available. — Read...

The FDA has given NightWare clearance to market a “digital therapeutic” device that uses an Apple Watch to interrupt PTSD-related nightmares. — Read on www.wired.com/story/how-a-vibrating-smartwatch-could-be-used-to-stop-nightmares/ The younger Skluzacek (inventor) got his idea from the work of service dogs, who lick or...

The Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, informed Vice President Mike Pence and White House Coronavirus Task Force members on Tuesday that the CDC will soon issue new guidelines reducing the number of...

Udemy for Business, a learning and development platform, shares the most popular workplace trainings that helped workers adapt and grow this year. — Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/11/27/training-for-this-workplace-skill-is-up-nearly-4000percent-in-2020.html top mental health and wellness skills that saw the biggest jumps in demand in...

Spoiler alert: It’s not a lack of presence. — Read on www.fastcompany.com/90579969/no-one-is-talking-about-the-real-problem-with-working-from-home BY JOSEPH GRENNY 11.30.20 | WORK LIFE No one is talking about the real problem with working from home For decades, we’ve commonly believed the further two people...

This could potentially act as a rapid screening and triage tool. — Read on www.forbes.com/sites/saibala/2020/11/29/northwestern-university-has-developed-an-ai-system-that-helps-detect-covid-19-on-chest-x-rays/ Sai Balasubramanian, J.D. Contributor Earlier last week, Northwestern University researchers announced that they successfully created a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) radiology tool that can detect...

This collection on the biology of spaceflight, published in Cell and other Cell Press journals, uncovers the impact of known hazards of spaceflight. — Read on www.cell.com/c/the-biology-of-spaceflight

The Supreme Court issued an injunction Wednesday blocking New York from enforcing occupancy limits on religious institutions that were put in place to curb Covid-19. — Read on www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/supreme-court-blocks-ny-enforcing-covid-limits-churches-n1249079