More than half of employees (52%) have had to take time off work because of sickness or injury, and just...
Occupational Health
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Waiting times for processing benefits and government compensation claims for mesothelioma patients have doubled within a year.
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People with long Covid have tell-tale, distinct patterns of inflammation detectable in the blood, which could potentially be targeted with...
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An occupational health mentoring scheme for clinicians considering a career change is to be launched.
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The suicide rate in England rose 6% last year compared with 2022, official figures have shown.
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Potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbances – ventricular arrhythmias – are more likely to occur in the morning, when people awake...
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Researchers are looking for adults with long-term physical health conditions, including stroke, to test a mental health support platform.
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Thousands of people worried about the risk of early or young-onset dementia are to be offered pioneering new blood tests.
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Cases of prostate cancer worldwide are set to surge by 2040, research has suggested, doubling from 1.4 million to 2.9...
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This case study explores the response to a workplace accident in the construction sector, including actions to improve safety procedures.
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What should employers and occupational health professionals do in the case of an accident at work?
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When embedding employee wellbeing, the real benefits for performance come from attention to psychological safety, argues Arran Heal.
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Nearly two-thirds (63%) of people with the skin condition vitiligo struggle with their mental health, according to a survey.
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There are millions of ‘silent spreaders’ of tuberculosis across the world – and researchers have taken a step closer to identifying them.
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Teaching is in the grip of a “mental health emergency”, a union has warned, with teachers turning to antidepressants, alcohol and self-harm.