Wellbeing and health promotion

Home working during the Covid-19 pandemic has left a musculoskeletal legacy for many workers, with one health provider reporting a...

Occupational health professionals need to be proactive in supporting workers living with obesity to remain in work.

More than 10 million workers in the UK have called in sick as a result of feeling burnt out, a...

More than one billion people aged 12 to 35 risk losing their hearing because of prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music.

Anxiety and depression has increased by 25% globally, while one in three UK employees took time off work in 2021 for their mental health.

Many women of working age are still reluctant to discuss menstrual health issues with their employers, research has suggested.

The number of women in their late forties being screened for breast cancer fell by more than 40% in the past year compared to the situation pre pandemic.

As many as one in three women need to take time off work because of menopause symptoms, research from a committee of MPs has concluded.

The NHS has set out plans for people with mental health needs to be seen, diagnosed and treated much more...

Prof Marcantonio Spada looks at the role that OH professionals have in promoting and facilitating access to cognitive behaviroual therapy to treat insomnia.

Employers and the government need to do more to address the health and wellbeing risks related to remote working, and...

Some diabetes medications could also protect people living with Type 2 diabetes from serious heart complications, a study has suggested....

Just half (52%) of employers are providing safety training for ‘hybrid’ workers who are now splitting their work between home and physical workplace.

Nearly eight in 10 (78%) managers admit they struggle to spot the signs of poor mental health among their employees,...

People working in environments where there is a mismatch between the efforts spent on doing their role and the rewards...