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Biophilic design has a long history and an even bigger future

Workplace Insight

There are plenty of definitions of the modish concept of biophilic design around right now. Researchers led by Vrije University Medical Centre in the Netherlands recently explored how looking at images of natural scenes and forms could improve feelings of wellbeing.

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How to Create a Budget: 6 Steps to Get You on the Path to Financial Security

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Some basic categories, but definitely not all possible ones, you can start with include: Housing, including rent or mortgage Utilities Car payments/insurance/gas Health/medical expenses Groceries/restaurant expenses Entertainment Personal/shopping/clothing Children Savings Credit cards/loans/other fees Etc.

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6 Pro Tips To Maximize Your Healthcare Benefits Before The End Of The Year

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Landing a job with great benefits is definitely high on workers’ wish list, but actually taking advantage of these benefits is even better. . Just be aware of that December 31 deadline if you know that you need to get any type of medical treatment, or especially a dental procedure. . Did I use my medical health plan effectively?

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Most workers are worried about poor indoor air quality

Workplace Insight

The findings follow an appeal earlier this year from Sir Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, calling for indoor air pollutants to be measured in public spaces amid concerns that poor quality indoor air could be contributing to nearly as many deaths as outdoor air pollution.

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3 Steps to Unveil Your Full Human Power Through ‘Unfocus’

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Burning the midnight oil at medical school in my second year, spending inordinate amounts of time on clinical units at the beginning of my psychiatry residency and excluding one of my favorite hobbies—music—from what seemed like an already too-diverse life when I was one of the pioneers in the field of neurocoaching.

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Recent Study Reveals the Career Fields Most Likely to Cause Poor Pregnancy Outcomes

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of the National Medical Center in Seoul, said their research contributed to the amendment of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act in South Korea, which “[covers] all the abortive outcomes in pregnant women workers,” in a Wiley press release. One of the study authors, Jung-won Yoon, M.D.,

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

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While some variance may occur between companies, certain papers commonly belong in these files and some definitely do not. For instance, employers cannot include medical information in an employee’s general personnel file due to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Medical leave of absence requests. Doctor’s notes.

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