For outdoor workers, extreme heat poses extreme danger
Working outdoors during periods of extreme heat can cause discomfort, heat stress, or heat illnesses — all growing concerns for people who live and work in Southwestern cities… read more.
Working outdoors during periods of extreme heat can cause discomfort, heat stress, or heat illnesses — all growing concerns for people who live and work in Southwestern cities… read more.
A third of healthcare workers took sick leave after being vaccinated against COVID-19, a German study presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases… read more.
Higher levels of silica dust can be found in the lung tissue of contemporary coal miners compared to the lung tissue in previous generations of coal miners, according… read more.
Community health workers employed by Medicaid health plans can help low-income people who face barriers to care rely less on the emergency room, and more on outpatient care,… read more.
Heavy alcohol use is associated with missing work, but the scope of that relationship has not been well understood. Now, based on survey data from more than 110,000… read more.
A range of work and home-related factors, such as not having a work locker or a place to launder work clothes, can impact the level of toxic metal… read more.
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on people’s physical and mental health and has caused economic hardship. However, this adversity has disproportionately hurt certain populations—including essential workers and… read more.
Environmental exposure to low-levels of the toxic metals arsenic, cadmium and titanium appears to increase the risk of plaque buildup in arteries in the neck, heart and legs,… read more.
A commonly available pesticide has been associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a University of Queensland study. Researchers analysed links between pesticide exposure… read more.
Recognise every miscarriage as a bereavement, UK government urged Stop treating those before 6 months as an illness and award statutory bereavement leave Miscarriage at any point during… read more.
Research has demonstrated the feasibility of mass producing customised respiratory protection for healthcare workers with a comfortable close-fitting seal, that is suitable for nearly 90% of face shapes… read more.
Chest discomfort associated with a heart attack or heart event may often be felt beyond the chest, with many people reporting pain in their shoulders, arms, jaw, neck,… read more.
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