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Rest during holidays has a restorative effect on DNA changes in shift workers with sleep disorder

Long-term sleep deprivation is detrimental to health, increasing the risk of psychiatric and somatic disorders, such as depression and cardiovascular diseases.

22 Feb 2021

Essential workers in Toronto shoulder disproportionate burden of COVID-19

Toronto, Canada's largest city, has reported 94,943 cases of COVID-19 and 2,614 related deaths so far during this pandemic. Toronto has a population of over 2.7 million people, of whom 51.5% self-identify as a visible minority. Shelter-in-place orders and shut down of non-essential businesses are the primary non-pharmaceutical interactions deployed as part of Toronto's COVID-19 response.

21 Feb 2021

Bay Area cities go to war over gas stoves in homes and restaurants

San Francisco restaurant owners, already simmering over covid-19 restrictions, are ready to boil over because of a city ban on natural gas stoves in new buildings that takes effect in June.

17 Feb 2021

Study uncovers the effect of media professionalization on cognitive neurodynamics

Professionalization in any field requires long-term experience and training. In the past decades, studies have demonstrated that the professionalization of athletes and artists create differences in the behavior of the brain while carrying out activities related to their area of expertise.

6 Feb 2021

New study to examine stress, cancer risk and reproductive toxicity in women firefighters

Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are undertaking a study to better understand the potential enviromental and occupational health risks specific to women in the fire service.

4 Feb 2021

Study shows persistence of child marriage in Canada

Canada is at the forefront of global efforts to end child marriage abroad. Yet this practice remains legal and persists across the country.

8 Jan 2021

Study calls for urgent action to address the risks posed by unsafe disposal practices

A major global study of what happens to consumer goods and other engineered products at the end of their useful life has found widespread use of unsafe management and disposal practices and calls for urgent action to address the risks posed to human life and health.

7 Jan 2021

Severity of COVID-19 correlates with the ratio of antibodies targeting crucial viral protein

COVID-19 antibodies preferentially target a different part of the virus in mild cases of COVID-19 than they do in severe cases, and wane significantly within several months of infection, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford Medicine.

24 Dec 2020

Experts debate how to transform services to improve UK mental health support

New research into the concerns of people with healthcare needs amid COVID-19 were explored, as a panel of industry leaders debated how to transform services to improve UK mental health support, in Connect Health’s latest Change webinar.

14 Dec 2020

Proactive management of COVID-19 risk can support employees' return to work

A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, published by IOS Press, is committed to helping organizations manage the challenges they face during the COVID-19 pandemic by publishing robust, evidence-based research, and commentary. All articles featured here and in the WORK COVID-19 Collection are freely available.

9 Dec 2020

Researchers share key solutions related to challenges faced by businesses during COVID-19

Researchers share important information and solutions related to the challenges facing human resources and system managers in a special issue of Human Systems Management

8 Dec 2020

SARS-Cov-2 antibodies are detected up to 3 months after infection, shows study

A new study in health care workers led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation and the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, shows that IgA and IgM antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 decay quickly, while IgG antibody levels are maintained for at least three months after infection.

23 Nov 2020

Move to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars could benefit the health of professional drivers

As the Government announced today it will bring forward a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars by five years to 2030, new research shows professional drivers would benefit from improvements to their respiratory health, reducing their risks of cancers caused by their work.

20 Nov 2020

Occupational Health News and Research

Rest during holidays has a restorative effect on DNA changes in shift workers with sleep disorder

Essential workers in Toronto shoulder disproportionate burden of COVID-19

Bay Area cities go to war over gas stoves in homes and restaurants

Study uncovers the effect of media professionalization on cognitive neurodynamics

New study to examine stress, cancer risk and reproductive toxicity in women firefighters

Study shows persistence of child marriage in Canada

Study calls for urgent action to address the risks posed by unsafe disposal practices

Severity of COVID-19 correlates with the ratio of antibodies targeting crucial viral protein

Experts debate how to transform services to improve UK mental health support

Proactive management of COVID-19 risk can support employees' return to work

Researchers share key solutions related to challenges faced by businesses during COVID-19

SARS-Cov-2 antibodies are detected up to 3 months after infection, shows study

Move to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars could benefit the health of professional drivers

Professional drivers regularly exposed to hazardous levels of diesel emissions, study finds

Exposure to low-level blasts affects the brains of military and law-enforcement personnel

Connect Health introduces new COVID-19 musculoskeletal risk assessment tool

Black, Latinx hospital workers at highest risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection, study finds

Lions and tigers and anteaters? US scientists scan the menagerie for COVID

Study identifies structural, functional brain differences in people with occupational blast exposure

New study may help improve walking capacity in people with multiple sclerosis

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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