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WHO: Air pollution levels increase in low- and middle income cities

More than 80% of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed the World Health Organization limits. While all regions of the world are affected, populations in low-income cities are the most impacted.

13 May 2016

New ThermoFlex recirculating chillers create low-noise, safer and ergonomic work environment

New low-noise recirculating chillers are designed to remain quiet under all conditions while maintaining temperature control accuracy. Quiet performance of less than 58 dBA promotes a safer and reduced-stress environment in lab settings.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 12 May 2016

Thermo Scientific accelerates product innovation to meet customer demand for enhanced productivity

Laboratories can now expand productivity levels using products designed to meet increasing demands for sustainability, cost-effectiveness and performance.

12 May 2016

Researchers investigate effects of new steroid treatment on children with ARDS

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) affects hundreds of thousands of people each year, many of them children. Those with this life threatening condition have severely injured and wet lungs, and are treated with mechanical ventilation.

9 May 2016

California’s effort to reduce stigma of mental health issues provides positive economic benefits

California's investment in a social marketing campaign to reduce stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness may provide the state with positive economic benefits by increasing employment and worker productivity, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

15 Apr 2016

New Jersey’s paid family leave program needs adequate information and better outreach

New Jersey parents say that inadequate information and outreach, a lack of employer support, and a confusing application process discourage their participation in the state's landmark paid family leave program, according to new research from the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

31 Mar 2016

Researchers demonstrate novel method for imaging engineered nanoparticles in tissues

As a testament to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s leadership in developing an unparalleled research and development ecosystem in New York State, Sara Brenner, MD, MPH and her colleagues at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly), the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Stony Brook University have demonstrated a novel method for the rapid visualization and identification of engineered nanoparticles in tissues.

28 Mar 2016

Penn’s CHW model can now be used in outpatient settings

Penn's Innovative Community Health Worker (CHW) model, shown to reduce admissions and lead to better health outcomes for hospitalized patients, can now be used in outpatient settings, according to a study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine in the journal Population Health Management.

25 Mar 2016

Children with cardiomyopathy may benefit from family-linked treatment

A newly published national study by the Children's Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University School of Medicine researchers shows that "parental impact and family functioning" become increasingly abnormal when children with cardiomyopathy-related chronic heart disease are more severely ill than children less affected by the disease.

24 Mar 2016

Sandia engineers aim to develop autonomous device to passively monitor mosquito-borne diseases

Mosquitoes are deadly efficient at spreading disease. Despite vaccines and efforts to eradicate the pesky insects, they continue to infect humans with feared diseases like Zika virus, malaria and West Nile virus.

22 Mar 2016

NHS: a health service or an illness service? An interview with Dr Paula Crick

I've been a nurse for almost 32 years and one of the things that has always been difficult for me to comprehend is that all too often we treat people who are sick, having missed opportunities to prevent, screen or intervene.

From University of Derby Online Learning 22 Mar 2016

Preventing blindness through portable eye examinations: an interview with Dr Mario Ettore Giardini

The number of blind people is high. In 2010, the World Health Organisation estimated that, throughout the world, approximately 39 million people are blind.

21 Mar 2016

Educating citizen scientists can boost integrity of scientific research

Maria Barraza has been a Community Health Worker for 25 years, providing health services and facilitating research studies in underserved areas where disparities are most prevalent. In her role, Barraza contributes to the development and implementation of community and clinic-based research studies

21 Mar 2016

APS strongly recommends National Pain Strategy to better educate physicians about pain

The American Pain Society today endorsed the federal government's National Pain Strategy for its recommendations to better educate primary care physicians about pain and pain treatments, reduce stigma by increasing public awareness about pain and its overall impact on society, and expanding access to personalized multimodal and multidisciplinary pain care.

21 Mar 2016

Family-linked treatment may benefit children with cardiomyopathy-related chronic heart disease

18 Mar 2016

Study: Statin drugs can reduce time to clear tuberculosis infection in mice

In a study using mice, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine infectious disease experts have added to evidence that statin drugs — known primarily for their cholesterol-lowering effects — can significantly reduce the time it takes to clear tuberculosis infection.

17 Mar 2016

Innovative smart vest developed to help monitor health of construction workers

Heat stress is a growing safety concern in the building industry and now an innovative smart vest has been developed to monitor the health of construction workers in real time.

17 Mar 2016

IUPUI researcher awarded $1.1 million grant to develop tools to improve care for chronic pain patients

An Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis researcher has been awarded $1.1 million to develop information-based tools to help primary care providers improve care for patients with chronic pain, a condition that affects 100 million Americans at a cost of $630 billion annually in health care costs and lost worker productivity.

10 Mar 2016

State laws increase vaccination rates among health care workers

State laws mandating influenza immunization for people who work in health care increase their vaccination rates, according to new research led by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

3 Mar 2016

Researchers show how increases in state and local social spending can reduce risk of dying

Income inequality and government social spending. These are hot-??button issues in this year's presidential primaries: the rich getting richer, the poor getting poorer, and the government's role in closing the gap--or not.

2 Mar 2016

Worker News and Research

WHO: Air pollution levels increase in low- and middle income cities

New ThermoFlex recirculating chillers create low-noise, safer and ergonomic work environment

Thermo Scientific accelerates product innovation to meet customer demand for enhanced productivity

Researchers investigate effects of new steroid treatment on children with ARDS

California’s effort to reduce stigma of mental health issues provides positive economic benefits

New Jersey’s paid family leave program needs adequate information and better outreach

Researchers demonstrate novel method for imaging engineered nanoparticles in tissues

Penn’s CHW model can now be used in outpatient settings

Children with cardiomyopathy may benefit from family-linked treatment

Sandia engineers aim to develop autonomous device to passively monitor mosquito-borne diseases

NHS: a health service or an illness service? An interview with Dr Paula Crick

Preventing blindness through portable eye examinations: an interview with Dr Mario Ettore Giardini

Educating citizen scientists can boost integrity of scientific research

APS strongly recommends National Pain Strategy to better educate physicians about pain

Family-linked treatment may benefit children with cardiomyopathy-related chronic heart disease

Study: Statin drugs can reduce time to clear tuberculosis infection in mice

Innovative smart vest developed to help monitor health of construction workers

IUPUI researcher awarded $1.1 million grant to develop tools to improve care for chronic pain patients

State laws increase vaccination rates among health care workers

Researchers show how increases in state and local social spending can reduce risk of dying

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