Illinois-based Catholic hospital system plans to deny LGBTQ workers fertility coverage

Illinois-based Catholic hospital system plans to deny LGBTQ workers fertility coverage

A Catholic hospital system operating 15 hospitals and another 132 facilities in Illinois and Michigan has adopted a policy to only cover fertility treatment for workers in opposite-sex marriages. Illinois-based OSF HealthCare, which has more than 24,000 health care workers, changed the language of its fertility treatment policy to explicitly refer to opposite sex-couples only, according to documents reviewed by […]

L’Oreal Paris Voluminous Noir Balm Mascara Review

L’Oreal Paris Voluminous Noir Balm Mascara Review

The marketing has been everywhere, and I finally tested out this L’Oreal Voluminous Noir Balm mascara. I know… mascara-balm.. it’s weird. Just like lip oils are weird. Every time I use one that’s an oil, I get that sensation of eating pizza as a little kid and having oils all over my lips. I hate it. Anyway, the idea of […]

Liberation from memorization: How technology can improve clinical decision-making – MedCity News

Liberation from memorization: How technology can improve clinical decision-making – MedCity News

Medical education and clinical practice have been based on memorization, and in the case of dermatology—on pattern recognition—for more than a century, and that standard has yet to change. Something I found frustrating as a medical student and a resident was the amount of clinical data that we needed to consume and process. Physicians and advanced practice providers are expected […]

The Check Up: Dr. Kevin Menes, an independent emergency physician

The Check Up: Dr. Kevin Menes, an independent emergency physician

Gun violence has targeted hospitals and staff at the same time that clinicians are having to respond to victims. Dr. Kevin Menes, an independent emergency physician, joined The Check Up to discuss his leadership and perspective about treating gun violence victims and preparing for mass casualty incidents. Menes joined The Check Up as an expert and not as a representative of […]

In the Desert of Morocco, Saint Laurent Felt Right at Home

In the Desert of Morocco, Saint Laurent Felt Right at Home

In 1966, Yves Saint Laurent first visited Marrakech, a place that would become sacred to him for its sense of calm. He designed his collections there, visiting in June and December to find solitude away from swinging Paris. In Morocco he found color, and the work he produced there was dominated by vivid hues that had never been seen in […]