Health surveillance

Ambient air pollution should be treated as an occupational health hazard and outdoor workers should receive better protections, according to...

The number of people dying of heart and circulatory diseases before the age of 75 has risen for the first...

Workers based overseas should have access to the same regular health checks as they would have received had they been...

A union has criticised the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for refusing to provide information about workers who might have come...

Around 6,000 people who have never smoked die of lung cancer every year, often because they have been exposed to...

Menopausal symptoms can affect all older women and some aged below 45, and can pose challenges for individuals and employers...

Shift work has a harmful effect on cardiovascular function, with the risk of developing coronary artery disease increasing the longer...

Almost half of workers avoid going to their GP if they suspect they have a bowel problem, with many preferring...

Construction workers’ desire for a sun tan is putting them at risk of skin cancer, a study has found, prompting...

Construction companies have been urged to train at least one employee in occupational health awareness to increase understanding of OH...

This month's research includes studies on workplace positivity schemes and the quality of Employee Assistance Programmes.

Effective health surveillance and risk assessment and management are key to preventing and mitigating hand-arm vibration. But occupational health also...

Employee health checks too often seem to be about marketing and income generation, especially in the private and insured sector....

Environmental management and oversight is not traditionally something considered to be within occupational health’s remit. But environmental management can have...

An academic studying the potential contamination in the area surrounding the Grenfell Tower has joined calls for the NHS to...