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Many conservative methods used to treat work-related complaints of the upper body have only limited effectiveness, according to an updated systematic review by researchers in the Netherlands.
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Long hours at work have a greater negative impact on women than men, making them more likely to smoke, drink coffee, and eat unhealthy food, a British research team says.
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If your organization includes foreign-born employees, CDC figures on tuberculosis (TB) are important for their health and the health of others, particularly in health care facilities.
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The tedious job of tracking tuberculin skin tests for hundreds, or even thousands, of employees has ended for hospitals that rarely treat patients with tuberculosis.
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When considering the components of your workplace's health promotion and risk management toolbox, think of the health risk assessment (HRA) as a kind of minesweeper, scanning for health risks that might not even be visible yet.
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Occupational health and safety is becoming as technical and complex as the businesses and industries it is a part of. But after prevention, the fundamental means of saving lives and minimizing damage from injury or exposure is first aid.
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A trade association and physician on opposing sides of a debate over state health care spending set aside differences to prove that employee wellness programs can show clinical and economic benefits.
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At Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System, a "full disclosure of unanticipated outcomes" policy has prevented several threatened malpractice lawsuits involving ED patients.
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Most emergency physicians perform medical services pursuant to some type of written provider agreement.
