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Long Covid

As the intensity of COVID-19 pandemic fades, the Workers’ Compensation industry, as fate would have...
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Covid Smell/ Taste Dysfunction

Continuing down the COVID road of smell and taste dysfunction, I noted in my last...
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Covid-19 Presumption Statutes

In a recent QME Long COVID injury claim alleging that the source of contact with...
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Treating Long Covid’s Mental Health Symptoms

FYI: This article from the L.A. Times is a good example of how information affects...
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Care of the Soul

I recently ran across a book by Thomas Moore, a psychotherapist, who entitled his book...
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Implications of a Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder Diagnosis

The term “Functional Disorder” is an oxymoron – i.e., how can a disorder be functional?...
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Corona Virus (Covid-19) and Workers’ Compensation

In my previous post: “COVID-19 Presumptive Statutes,” according to Labor Code 3212.86, a COVID-19 injury...
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Cognitive Bias and Workers’ Compensation

In a recent World Economic Forum Article, Jono Hey at Sketchplantations discusses the concept of...
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Cognitive Empathy and Disability Evaluation

In my previous post ‘Cognitive Bias and Workers’ Compensation,’ I noted that Cognitive Bias is...
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Long Covid and the Heart

A recent Wall Street Journal article, August 27, 2024, was entitled “One Million Workers Knocked...
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Valley Fever and Workers’ Compensation

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times noted some interesting statistics concerning the fungus...

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