Health & Wellness

Pandemic Triggers Surge in Healthcare Staff Turnout

TL/DR - A study published in JAMA Health Forum by Karen Shen, Ph.D., and colleagues from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that the pandemic led to an increased turnover in the healthcare workforce. The exit rate for healthcare workers increased from a mean of 5.9 percentage points to 8.0 percentage points in the first quarter…
Politics

This Year’s New Jersey Politics, Typically Raucous, Has Gone Bananas

TL/DR - New Jersey's political landscape is currently fraught with high-profile political battles and a variety of atypical candidates running under unusual circumstances. This is due to a combination of factors including a former governor seeking a political comeback, two members of Congress campaigning for the governorship, and the state's…
Politics

O’Connor and Swoboda: Potential Replacements for DeWit

TL/DR - Jim O'Connor, chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission and an advocate for ending the use of machines in elections, is positioning himself to lead the state Republican Party after the resignation of former chair Jeff DeWit. However, he faces competition from Gina Swoboda, endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The developments have…
US Economy

Many Voters Unaware of Biden’s Key Climate Achievement, the I.R.A.

TL/DR - President Biden's efforts to tackle climate change, including the Inflation Reduction Act, are largely unknown to voters, creating communication challenges for his re-election campaign. Despite the Act marking the federal government's most substantial attempt to cut greenhouse emissions, polling has found many Americans, particularly…