Occupational Health
Meta-analysis on shift work and risks of specific obesity types
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:38h | UTCMeta-analysis on shift work and risks of specific obesity types – Obesity Reviews (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Meta-Analysis Links Night Shift to Obesity Risk, Especially “Belly Fat” – AJMC (free) AND Night Shift Work Linked To Increased Risk of Obesity – Medical Research (free) AND Shift Work Increases Risk of Apple-Shaped Overweight/Obesity – Medscape (free registration required) AND Night shift work linked to an increased risk of obesity – Wiley, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Return to Work and Risk of Subsequent Detachment From Employment After Myocardial Infarction
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:21h | UTCCommentaries: 1 in 4 heart attack sufferers leave work within a year – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Most Return to Work After an MI, but 25% Don’t Stay – Medscape (free registration required) AND Vast Majority Return to Work After MI, but It Doesn’t Always Stick – TCTMD (free)
Research: Treatment decisions and employment of breast cancer patients
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:18h | UTCTreatment decisions and employment of breast cancer patients: Results of a population-based survey – Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study finds double mastectomy tied to more work absences – eCancer News (free) Aggressive breast cancer treatment tied to more missed work – Reuters (free)
Guidelines for personal exposure monitoring of chemicals
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:48h | UTCGuidelines for personal exposure monitoring of chemicals: Part I – Journal of Occupational Health (free PDF)
Practice guidelines: management of cervical cancer
31 Aug, 2017 | 15:07h | UTC
Guideline: Japanese workplace health management in pneumoconiosis prevention
26 Aug, 2017 | 16:09h | UTCJapanese workplace health management in pneumoconiosis prevention – Journal of Occupational Health (free)
Should older doctors be examined, tested or forced to retire?
16 Aug, 2017 | 19:59h | UTCShould older doctors be examined, tested or forced to retire? – Reuters (free)
Original article: The Aging Physician and the Medical Profession: A Review – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Occupation and Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
16 Aug, 2017 | 14:03h | UTCOccupation and Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From a Population-Based Case-Control Study – Arthritis Care & Research (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Certain occupations linked to an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis – Willey, via EurekAlert (free) AND Occupational Exposures Increase Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Some jobs tied to higher risk of rheumatoid arthritis – Reuters (free)
Case-control study suggests bricklayers, concrete workers, electricians and nurses are at increased risk.
A comprehensive guide to the new science of treating lower back pain
4 Aug, 2017 | 16:52h | UTCA comprehensive guide to the new science of treating lower back pain – VOX (free)
“Mainstream medicine has failed people with chronic back pain”
Are high heels bad for your health?
3 Aug, 2017 | 21:17h | UTCCommentary: Are high heels bad for your health? Two experts review the evidence – The Conversation (free)
Neck Pain: Updated Clinical Practice Guideline
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:59h | UTC
Low back, Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders Guidelines
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:32h | UTCNew National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) Summaries in Low back, Cervical and Thoracic Spine Disorders with focus on occupational health.
Low Back Disorders – American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (free summary from NGC – $ see original guideline in ACOEM website)
Cervical and thoracic spine disorders – American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (free summary from NGC – $ see original guideline in ACOEM website)
Online education, pain coaching and advice by video conference can reduce knee pain
28 Jul, 2017 | 18:10h | UTCOnline education, pain coaching and advice by video conference can reduce knee pain – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effectiveness of an Internet-Delivered Exercise and Pain-Coping Skills Training Intervention for Persons With Chronic Knee Pain: A Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Commentaries: Online Intervention Reduces Knee Pain, Improves Mobility – Medscape (free registration required) AND The Internet may be an effective tool for treating chronic knee pain – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Chronic knee pain eased with the help of Skype – CNN (free text and video)
“Reduced pain for 73% of knee pain patients receiving videoconference physio, pain coaching and online education” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Long working hours as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation
28 Jul, 2017 | 00:14h | UTCCommentaries: Long working week ‘may increase risk of irregular heartbeat’ – NHS Choices (free) AND Long Workdays May Be Bad for Your Heart – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Long working hours linked to heightened irregular heart rhythm risk – OnMedica (free)
Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide?
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:09h | UTCWhy are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT News (free)
Related: Protecting interns and other physicians from depression and suicide – STAT News (free)
Indoor swimming pool environments and self-reported irritative and respiratory symptoms among lifeguards
23 Jul, 2017 | 23:08h | UTCIndoor swimming pool environments and self-reported irritative and respiratory symptoms among lifeguards – International Journal of Environmental Health Research (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: High rates of respiratory problems linked to indoor lifeguard work – Reuters (free)
Workplace Factors Associated With Burnout of Family Physicians
22 Jul, 2017 | 21:47h | UTCWorkplace Factors Associated With Burnout of Family Physicians – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Workplace Factors Contribute to Burnout in Family Physicians – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Vitamin D levels and deficiency with different occupations
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:15h | UTCVitamin D levels and deficiency with different occupations: a systematic review – BMC Public Health (free)
News release: You need to get out more. Occupation could be a major risk factor in vitamin D deficiency (free)
Air Pollution and Mortality
29 Jun, 2017 | 13:02h | UTCAir Pollution and Mortality in the Medicare Population – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Quick Take Video Summary: Air Pollution and Mortality
Editorial: Air Pollution Still Kills (free)
Commentary: Study of US seniors strengthens link between air pollution and premature death – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via Science Daily (free)
Related: The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free) AND Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015 – The Lancet (free) AND Death in the Air: Air Pollution Costs Money and Lives – World Bank (free infographic and report)
Opinion: The practice of radiology needs to change
21 Jun, 2017 | 19:04h | UTCGiles Maskell: The practice of radiology needs to change – The BMJ Opinion (free)
“The practice of radiology is unsafe and needs to change says, Giles Maskell” (RT see Tweet)
Verbal and physical attacks against health care workers are common
21 Jun, 2017 | 19:10h | UTCA Piece of My Mind: Speak Up – JAMA (free)
“Verbal and physical attacks against health care workers are common, are underreported, and have lasting consequences in the form of persistent fear”.
Who Should Assess the Needs of and Care for a Dementia Patient’s Caregiver?
20 Jun, 2017 | 12:20h | UTCWho Should Assess the Needs of and Care for a Dementia Patient’s Caregiver? – AMA Journal of Ethics (free)
“Physicians have an obligation to check in on dementia patients’ caregivers, and provide support if necessary” (RT @JournalofEthics see Tweet)
What Moral Distress in Nursing History Could Suggest about the Future of Health Care
20 Jun, 2017 | 12:05h | UTC
Why are doctors killing themselves
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:55h | UTCWhy are doctors killing themselves? – by Anne Malatt, via MJA Insight (free)
Related: Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT News (free)
Doctors are prone to burn-out and depression. We need to take care
16 Jun, 2017 | 00:58h | UTCDoctors are prone to burn-out and depression. We need to take care – World Economic Forum (free)