A former HSBC employee who developed an asbestos-linked cancer after being exposed in the 1970s and 1980s has received a £900,000 payout.
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January is traditionally the time of the year when many Britons head to the gym, and more than three-quarters (78%)...
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Just four out of 10 UK employees (43%) who have, or have had, cancer have been satisfied with the return-to-work...
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People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could benefit from access to two NHS digital rehabilitation services.
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Labour leader Keir Starmer has been urged to pledge support for firefghters who have developed cancer or other health issues.
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These activities will expand your understanding of the principles of occupational hygiene
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Vitamin D deficiency, depression and diabetes can all increase the risk of young-onset dementia, research has found.
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The government has said it intends to pilot a new rehabilitation service, including the use of occupational health professionals, to...
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The NHS is rolling out two community-based health screening initiatives in England, targeting new mothers and the over-50s respectively.
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Nearly a third of carers supporting those who have suffered a severe stroke experience high levels of anxiety, depression or...
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is encouraging manufacturers to have, or put in place, effective health surveillance to reduce...
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Australia will next year ban engineered-stone worktops and kitchen counters nationally because of the health risks they pose to installers,...
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Thousands of lives could be saved from lung cancer if targeted screening programmes for the disease were introduced in Scotland,...
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OH professionals should ask employees about Covid-19 infections and immunisations when conducting surveillance for hand-arm vibration syndrome.
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Warning of half million new cancer cases a year by 2040 without government action
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThere could be as many as half a million new cancer cases in the UK each year by 2040 unless...