Respiratory

Giving out free e-cigarette ‘starter packs’ in hospital emergency departments to people who smoke can help them quit, a study has concluded.

London Underground employees working in areas exposed to higher levels of fine dust also tend to report more episodes of...

A health and safety charity has called for immediate action to help prevent more silicosis cases in the UK.

Even walking just 2,200 steps daily can help to reduce the health risks from overly sedentary lifestyles – but this...

More than one billion people in the world are now living with obesity, research has found, with obesity among adults...

AkzoNobel has agreed a six-figure settlement with a former worker who claimed he was exposed to asbestos in the 1960s.

A former HSBC employee who developed an asbestos-linked cancer after being exposed in the 1970s and 1980s has received a £900,000 payout.

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.

These activities will expand your understanding of the principles of occupational hygiene

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is encouraging manufacturers to have, or put in place, effective health surveillance to reduce...

Australia will next year ban engineered-stone worktops and kitchen counters nationally because of the health risks they pose to installers,...

What is occupational health provision like in South Africa? An OH nurse based in South Africa explores the key differences with the UK and reflects on an asbestosis case.

Air filtration technologies designed to make social or work interactions safer in indoor spaces are not effective, research has suggested....

Nearly two million workers in Great Britain reported suffering from work-related ill health during 2022-23, with work-related stress absence still...