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Lung Cancer Screening in the Occupational Setting – An Update

Last year we posted two blogs on the use of computerized tomography (CT) scans of the chest for lung cancer screening — Helical CT Scans and Lung Cancer Screening1 and Low-dose CT Scans and Lung Cancer Screening in the Occupational Setting.2 Since the postings, various organizations have provided guidance with differing implications for early detection Read More >

August 29, 2012 by Simone Tramma, MD, MS; Eileen Storey, MD, MPH; David Weissman, MD 3 Comments

Cancer, Manufacturing, Respiratory Health, Technology

Stress and Health in Law Enforcement

Earlier this month the International Journal of Emergency Mental Health released a special issue highlighting research from the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress (BCOPS) study and from related studies of morbidity and mortality among police officers. The BCOPS study is an investigation of the early or subclinical health consequences of stress in police officers and Read More >

August 13, 2012 by Penelope J. Baughman, PhD; Tara A. Hartley, PhD, MPA, MPH; Cecil M. Burchfiel, PhD, MPH; and John M. Violanti, PhD 10 Comments

Emergency Response/Public Sector, Law Enforcement, Stress, Work Schedules

Sleep, Pain, and Hospital Workers

We know that decreased sleep duration and extended shifts in healthcare workers are linked to workplace injuries. The effects of decreased sleep on pain in the workplace are less clear. New research from the Harvard Center for Work, Health and Wellbeing –one of four NIOSH Centers of Excellence funded to explore and research the concepts Read More >

August 9, 2012 by Orfeu M. Buxton, PhD; Glorian Sorensen, PhD, MPH 18 Comments

Healthcare, NIOSH-funded Research, Sleep, Total Worker Health, Women, Work Schedules