SAN FRANCISCO — Mindfulness meditation delivered through a self-guided smartphone app has been shown to reduce workplace stress, burnout and anxiety, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. The study, “Digital Meditation to Target Employee Stress,” published on Jan. 14 in JAMA Network Open, examined the impact of a commercially available digital meditation platform, Headspace, on over 1,400 UCSF employees. Participants who used the app [...]

Port St. Lucie Police Officers Association, I.U.P.A. Local 6015 Members participated in a Port St. Lucie initiative to catch reckless drivers in the act! Port St. Lucie police officers caught reckless drivers who were speeding, driving drunk, running red lights, and participating in other reckless behaviors that put their communities in danger. The department posted photos of wrongdoers being caught in a series of posts on social media and the [...]

If you have a blocked or runny nose, headache, or cough, you might wonder if it's a cold, flu, or sinus infection. Our partners at Optum Perks share tips on how you can identify which condition it is and how to properly treat it. Wondering if you have a cold, the flu or a sinus infection? These conditions have a lot of similarities, but they also have some key differences [...]

Your treadmill may not be a time machine, but research shows that regular exercise can help slow the body’s aging process. “Exercise is the closest thing we’ve found to a magic pill for combating the effects of aging,” says Dr. Linda Fried, dean of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, in an interview with Columbia Magazine.

Prince William County Police Association, I.U.P.A. Local #5010 Member Officer Godson Vondee was awarded one of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program 2024 Law Enforcement Awards of Excellence for Impaired Driving Prevention and Enforcement. I.U.P.A. President Sam A. Cabral penned a letter to Officer Godson Vondee, “This is your second time being given this award, and in this year, alone, you have more than 80 DUI arrests. You are one of [...]

The new year is still just that—new—and that means it's time for the largest trade show dealing with law enforcement, shooting sports and hunting. SHOT Show 2025 opens in Las Vegas this week, with Monday's Range Day marking the event's unofficial first day. Retired Lt. Frank Borelli, Officer Media Group's editorial director, is attending the event this week. He was out at Range Day, and he will be checking in throughout [...]