In COVID-19’s wake, millions of Americans have been struggling with the basics—feeding their families, paying their rent, or earning enough to make ends meet—at unprecedented levels, especially in communities of color.

After a year of early-morning Zoom calls, the specter of a deadly virus and soaring stock and real estate values, working American baby boomers who can afford it plan to get out while the getting’s good.

With the number of new infections falling and number of people getting vaccinated rising, the worst of the pandemic may be over in Georgia.

The Women’s Wellness through Equity and Leadership (WEL) Alliance is launching the second phase of an initiative developed to create more equitable work environments for women physicians.

As we head into the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, health-care workers have been applauded as heroes for fighting an unpredictable and deadly virus.

The stressors of the pandemic have taken their toll on pretty much every corner of society, but the strain has been particularly pernicious for medical professionals, who have faced a combination of uniquely frustrating, taxing, and even traumatic circumstances.

Stephen Rockower is an orthopedic surgeon in suburban Rockville, Maryland. He’d built his own practice for more than a decade with a partner, and things were busy and going well. Then, in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered many cities, including his own. Residents in his area began delaying care, not wanting to expose themselves to medical environments.

A bill now in Congress honoring Lorna Breen, MD, an emergency physician who took her life last year, aims to prevent other healthcare workers from completing suicide and to reduce mental health stigma.

In December, the nonprofit Physicians Foundation reported that roughly 8% of physician practices were forced to close because of the pandemic.