Tag: Occupational Health
Physically Demanding Jobs May Raise Risk for Knee Osteoarthritis
Occupational lifting, kneeling, climbing, squatting, standing versus sedentary work linked to knee OA
Sick Days Up for Some Essential Workers During COVID-19
Significant increases seen in personal care and service, health care support, production occupations
Health Expenditures Considerable for Asthma, COPD in U.S. Workers
Annualized total medical expenditures are $7 billion and $5 billion, respectively
Rapid Progression Noted in Artificial Stone Silicosis
Progressive massive fibrosis increased from 6.6 to 37.7 percent after mean follow-up of 4.1 years
Workplace Wellness Programs Do Not Impact Clinical Outcomes
However, improvements seen in employees' health beliefs, number having a primary care physician
High Career Satisfaction Reported by Many Thoracic Surgeons
But 55.7 percent of cardiothoracic surgeons who responded report symptoms of burnout or depression
Sickness Presenteeism Common With Influenza-Like Illness
Most health care workers, non-HCWs continue to work when sick with ILI; more HCWs work with fever
Symptomatic Health Care Staff in U.K. Screened for COVID-19
Shift in transmission dynamics noted as of March 24, concurrent with steps to implement social distancing
Job Strain Linked to Increase in Risk for PAD Hospitalization
Estimates varied in magnitude but were consistent by sex, socioeconomic status, baseline smoking status
Heightened Surveillance IDs More Thyroid Cancer in 9/11 Responders
Rates higher for responders versus non-World Trade Center-exposed men, but most cases asymptomatic
