Frostbite and Chilblains in Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
In The Jungle, author Upton Sinclair uses cold exposure injuries to illustrate exploitation of America’s laboring classes by ruthlessly venal industrialists during the early 20th century. In the book,...
View ArticleThe Risk of Melanoma in Pilots and Cabin Crew UV Measurements in Flying...
Recently, a meta-analysis reported an increased incidence of melanoma in pilots and cabin crew, which was possibly due to occupational exposures. Cabin crews’ exposure to cosmic radiation was assessed...
View ArticleLong-term Mortality Among NFL Professional Football Players
The many positive health benefits of regular exercise, including longer lifespan, outweigh the risks of being physically active from both an individual and a population standpoint. Although the risks...
View ArticlePutting the “She” in Doctor
This essay examines some of the ways that women clinicians face discrimination in the workplace.
View ArticleCreating a “Manageable Cockpit” for Clinicians
This Viewpoint discusses the problem of information overload, distractions, interruptions, and cumbersome workflows that cumulatively contribute to a hazardous work environment for physicians and how...
View ArticleDentists at Risk of Lung Disease?
Investigators from the CDC recently reported a cluster of 9 cases of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) among dentists and other dental professionals in Virginia between 2000 and 2015.
View ArticleApproaches to Help Patients Past Failures in Health Change Monitoring
This Viewpoint discusses how workplace lifestyle and health monitoring interventions can discourage and disengage employees when health measures fail to show positive change, and proposes that...
View ArticleWorkplace Noise and Hearth Health
High blood pressure and elevated cholesterol are more common among those with noisy jobs, according to a new CDC study.
View ArticleChanges in Influenza Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Personnel in US...
This national survey study investigates changes in the proportion of hospitals requiring health care personnel to receive annual influenza vaccinations in 2013 and 2017 and compares the change among...
View ArticleHow Safe Is Safe Enough for Space and Health Care?
Patient safety has become an important topic over the last 20 years both for patients and those that provide health care on a worldwide basis. Despite the attention, there is often confusion regarding...
View ArticleSpaceflight-Associated Brain White Matter Microstructural Changes and...
This study maps spaceflight-induced intracranial extracellular free water (FW) shifts and evaluates changes in brain white matter diffusion measures in astronauts following spaceflight.
View ArticleStudies of Hydrocephalus Associated With Long-term Spaceflight May Provide...
This Viewpoint discusses the insight that can be gained into cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics from the study of hydrocephalus associated with long-term spaceflight.
View ArticleBlack Carbon Exposure and Oxidative Stress Allelic Variants’ Association With...
This study examines follow-up visit data from the all-male Normative Aging Study to assess the association of environmental exposures with changes in intraocular pressure among older men.
View ArticleOffice-Related COPD
Among adults who have never smoked, office workers in information fields, such as publishing, data processing, and those who provide administrative support had the highest rates of chronic obstructive...
View ArticleCharacteristics of Health Care Organizations Associated with Clinician Trust
This cohort study uses data from the US Healthy Work Place study to examine characteristics of health care organizations that are associated with clinician trust in the organization.
View ArticleJob Satisfaction and Feeling Valued in Academic Medicine
This cross-sectional survey study examines the factors associated with satisfaction at work in academic health care centers.
View ArticleImplementation of a Healthy Eating Program for Hospital Employees
This cohort study examines whether implementation of a traffic light–labeling and choice architecture program in a hospital workplace cafeteria is associated with reduction in calories purchased by...
View ArticlePrevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Long-term Opioid Use After Injury
This cohort study evaluates the prevalence and risk factors of long-term opioid use after injury among workers in Tennessee who were opioid free at the time of injury.
View ArticleN95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Laboratory-Confirmed...
This cluster randomized clinical trial compares the effect of N95 respirators vs medical masks worn by health care personnel for prevention of workplace-acquired influenza and other viral respiratory...
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