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Harvard Business Review
We are living in an era of technology obsession and smartphone addiction. I hear it all the time: “I can’t go anywhere without my phone” or “I feel anxious when I’m not able to check email” or “If I’m not on my social feeds, I feel like I’m missing out.”
Not surprisingly, research shows that too much technology use diminishes our mental and physical health, our relationships and more.
Short of going off the grid, how can we build better habits around technology — preserving its benefits while minimizing the negative effects?
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Employee Benefits
Nearly three-quarters of employees have called their organisation’s employee assistance program for help with mental health problems, according to research by Unum.
Unum’s analysis of the 12,610 calls made to its EAP service, provided in conjunction with Lifeworks, between Dec. 1, 2016 and Nov. 30, 2017 also found that of the calls relating to mental health problems, 66 percent were for anxiety and depression, 13 percent regarded problems caused by relationship issues and 9 percent related to bereavement.
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The New York Times
Health tech companies are making a big push to digitize medicine, introducing novel tools like digital pills that track when patients take their drugs and smart spoons that can automatically adjust to hand tremors.
Now they want some patients to get prescription treatments from the app store as well.
Later this year, doctors treating patients addicted to substances like cocaine and amphetamines will be able to prescribe Reset, an app that gives patients lessons to help them modify their behavior.
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Forbes
With workplace bullying an ever-present issue, it is increasingly important to educate both the bullies and the bullied on signs of emotional abuse and what to do about it. What may be perceived as "harmless jokes" can actually cause great harm leading to everything from mental and physical distress, post-traumatic stress disorder and absenteeism. The bottom line is this: When employees are disgruntled, productivity and profitability wain.
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HR Drive
The Society for Human Resource Management holds a panel on state and national drug law each year at its employment law and legislative conference, but this year, shifts in state law — and deep tragedy — have brought the issue to the forefront.
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The Cancer Letter
The fight against sexual misconduct in the workplace has transcended Hollywood and become a major issue across industries.
Biomedical research and academic medicine are not immune to problems with sexual harassment. In early 2016, Reshma Jagsi surveyed 1,000 men and women on sexual harassment in biomedical research labs, and her study revealed that the proportion of women who reported workplace sexual harassment was one in three. I am one of those women. And I have some ideas about what ought to be done to stop harassment.
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Financial stress can have a serious impact on your employees’ performance, and has been reported to cost businesses an average of $7,000 per employee annually in lost productivity. Cambridge Credit Counseling is a nonprofit agency offering solutions to help your employees eliminate debt and alleviate the stress that debt causes.
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Federal News Radio
Federal employees who telework or use one of the available government work-life programs are generally happier and more engaged — and receive higher performance results — compared to employees who do not or cannot take advantage of those offerings.
Work life programs also have a positive impact on agencies’ abilities to recruit and retain top talent, according to a new study from the Office of Personnel Management.
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Addiction Now
An effective vaccine that prevents opiate addiction before it occurs is closer to being a reality than ever before.
“The heroin vaccine is one step closer to clinical evaluation and providing a possible solution,” said Candy Hwang, research associate with The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI). She studied chemistry at USC and has long been interested in molecular science.
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