Almost one in five people who test positive for Covid-19 are diagnosed with a psychiatric condition within the following three...
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‘Long Covid’ can cause breathlessness, organ abnormalities and fatigue for months
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAn Oxford University study looking at the longer-term impact of Covid-19, so-called “long Covid”, has concluded that a large proportion...
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Work-related allergic symptoms in bakers
Bakers using multigrain flour are at a high risk of experiencing nasal and asthma-like symptoms,... -
Mental ill health accounted for more than half of sickness absence in last year
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonA total of 38.8 million working days were lost because of work-related illness and workplace injury in 2019/20, with more...
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Three experts in this field debunk some common myths around returning to work following a brain injury or stroke. It...
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Hundreds of thousands of manufacturing workers with health conditions that can be exacerbated by poor air quality are being exposed...
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As many as a fifth of people who contract Covid-19 are likely to suffer symptoms for eight weeks or more...
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Governments across Europe are being urged to create a comprehensive strategy to tackle rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions, which currently affect...
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MPs have said there is a ‘compelling case’ for weekly testing of NHS staff to stop the health service becoming...
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NHS pledges ‘long Covid’ sufferers access to specialist support and rehabilitation
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonPeople suffering so-called ‘long Covid’ symptoms months after contracting the virus are to be offered specialist help at NHS clinics...
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The sheer expertise and excellence on display meant our judges had an extremely difficult job coming to a decision. But...
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Musculoskeletal care and occupational health: only for more ‘enlightened’ employers?
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThe good news is musculoskeletal care for working-age people is widely considered a priority area by clinical commissioning groups, a...
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‘I will be representing all specialisms – and I want to be optimistic about the future of OH’
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonOccupational Health & Wellbeing’s Professor Anne Harriss is the first non-physician to assume the presidency of SOM, the Society of...
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Awareness of asbestos risk and the possibility of a mesothelioma diagnosis should be added to the mandatory training for new...
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MPs have been told that immediate action is needed to prevent deaths and illnesses caused by exposure to respirable crystalline...