The study found that 62% of respondents have an especially strong preference for human support when discussing sensitive life events.

“Wellness is evolving from a checkbox exercise to a business critical function,” said Jason Campana, CEO at LifeSpeak.

Remote work is now the norm with just over half, (52%) of companies reporting it as their default mode of work.

1 in 5 Americans say they trust non-medical influencers for health information.

Forty-eight percent of U.S. workers surveyed say they have relied on debt in the past year to pay for essentials like groceries and utilities.

Overall leaves of absence increased 30% between 2019 and 2024.

This comes after the FTC issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, which has since been challenged in federal court.

While hospital mergers often result in closures of obstetric units and reductions in local health care resources, there is mixed evidence of the effects on patients.