A new study summarizing asbestos exposure during the installation and removal of asbestos cement products demonstrates that these construction activities almost always exceed U.S. occupational limits. The study focused on ...
Nov 14, 2023
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Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have voted to recommend that health providers wear masks during routine care for patients who are thought to be contagious.
Nov 6, 2023
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Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expected to approve new draft guidelines for hospital infection control this week, the first update since 2007.
Nov 3, 2023
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Health workers continued to report poor mental health and burnout in 2022, according to a 'Vital Signs' report published in the Oct. 24 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality ...
Oct 26, 2023
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American health workers are facing a mental health crisis intensified by rising harassment that spiked during the COVID pandemic, according to an official report published Tuesday.
Oct 24, 2023
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The beauty service microbusiness industry in the United States—such as the small, independently-owned nail salons found across the country—is huge, with more than $62 billion in annual sales.
Oct 19, 2023
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Nursing homes that unionize are more likely to report workplace injury and illness data to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a study published in the journal Health Affairs says.
Sep 5, 2023
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Engineered stone has become a popular alternative to natural stone and synthetic countertops throughout the U.S. However, workers who cut, polish, and install engineered stone countertops have developed severe silicosis, ...
Aug 18, 2023
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Workers making artificial-stone slabs for the most popular type of countertops sold in the United States are developing a potentially deadly, irreversible lung disease from tiny particles of toxic dust, researchers from UC ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Millions of American workers have breathed in dangerous levels of air pollution this year as smoke from Canada's record wildfire season blankets cities across the Northeast.
Jul 23, 2023
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