Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Survey: Office cleaners, a first line of defense from COVID-19, lack time to clean thoroughly
As many of us gingerly return to our workplaces, we are relying on cleaners to keep us safe.
Jun 10, 2020
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Health
Study identifies strategies states use to limit local government control
Local governments are often innovators of public health policymaking—the first smoke-free air acts, menu labeling laws, and soda taxes were all implemented locally. However, states are increasingly limiting local control ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Health
COVID-19's racial disparities are a consequence of racist social structures
Associate Dean for Global Health and Equity LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN recently coauthored the paper "Understanding COVID-19 Risks and Vulnerabilities among black Communities in America: The Lethal Force of ...
Jun 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Too sick to work? Global survey captures behavior of healthcare and non-healthcare workers
International survey shows that most workers would continue to work when sick with flu-like symptoms, according to a study published May 13, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Ermira Tartari from the International ...
May 13, 2020
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Health
Physically demanding jobs linked to shorter working lives and more sick leave
Physically demanding jobs are linked to shorter working lives, more sick leave and unemployment than jobs that don't rely on muscle and brawn, suggests a large long term study of Danish workers in hundreds of different types ...
May 12, 2020
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Medical economics
Non-fatal injuries cost US $1,590 and 11 days off work per injured employee every year
Non-fatal injuries in the US add up to an estimated $1590 and an average of 11 days off work per injured employee every year, indicates an analysis of medical insurance claims and productivity data, published online in the ...
May 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many healthcare workers face risk for poor outcomes with COVID-19
More than one-quarter of health care workers with patient contact are at risk for poor outcomes from COVID-19, according to a study published online April 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Apr 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Millions of US workers at risk of infections on the job
A University of Washington researcher calculates that 14.4 million workers face exposure to infection once a week and 26.7 million at least once a month in the workplace, pointing to an important population needing protection ...
Apr 29, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
AGS COVID-19 brief offers roadmap to government action for assisted living facilities
In a policy brief published today in its namesake journal, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) offered a roadmap to guide federal, state, and local governments addressing COVID-19 concerns in an important but oft-overlooked ...
Apr 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sweden passes 2,000 deaths from coronavirus
Swedish officials said on Thursday they had recorded more than 2,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the country, while revising earlier statements about when the capital Stockholm was believed to have passed the peak of infections.
Apr 23, 2020
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