Health
Are people suffering as a result of ultrasound in the air?
New research from the University of Southampton indicates that the public are being exposed, without their knowledge, to airborne ultrasound.
Jan 19, 2016
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News tagged with occupational exposure
Oncology & Cancer
Small molecules in the blood might gauge radiation effects after exposure
Ohio State University cancer researchers have identified molecules in the bloodstream that might accurately gauge the likelihood of radiation illness after exposure to ionizing radiation.
Feb 25, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Working outdoors linked to lower risk of breast cancer among older women
Working outdoors over many years is linked to a lower risk of breast cancer in women after the age of 50, finds research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Feb 01, 2021
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Medical research
Black healthcare workers at highest risk of contracting COVID-19
A large survey of health care workers found that community and demographic factors, such as contact with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19-positive case outside the workplace and Black race, were stronger predictors of COVID-19 ...
Feb 01, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Diagnostic imaging may increase risk of testicular cancer
Early and repeated exposures to diagnostic imaging, such as X-rays and CT scans, may increase the risk of testicular cancer, suggests a new study from Penn Medicine researchers published online today in PLOS ONE.
Nov 11, 2020
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Vaccination
Study shows age more than occupational risk is key in allocating vaccines
In this age of coronavirus, with vaccine experimentation moving at historic pace to the clinical trials phase, the ideal inoculation policy would emphasize age more than work-exposure risk, according to a study involving ...
Aug 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Implications of serology testing in Canada
Serology testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will be useful for public health decisions and research but will not have wide application for clinical care, according to a review article ...
Aug 05, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Front-line physicians stressed and anxious at work and home
Amid the COVID-19 chaos in many hospitals, emergency medicine physicians in seven cities around the country experienced rising levels of anxiety and emotional exhaustion, regardless of the intensity of the local surge, according ...
Jul 21, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
PTSD partners feel invisible, study finds
Recognition of the needs of wives and intimate partners in supporting the recovery of veterans and front-line emergency workers affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been highlighted in a new study led by ...
Apr 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Occupational use of disinfectants may up risk for developing COPD
Regular use of chemical disinfectants among nurses may be a risk factor for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published online Oct. 18 in JAMA Network Open.
Oct 21, 2019
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