Worker Health and Wellness

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Washington — A new fact sheet from OSHA is intended to help employers prioritize workers’ mental health.

Minneapolis — Feelings of shame or embarrassment, on top of physical symptoms, can cause migraine-sufferers to miss additional workdays, researchers conclude.

Your cardio routine could be helping to keep you out of the hospital, results of a recent study show.

Waterloo, Ontario — The University of Waterloo’s Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders recently released three collections of resources focused on preventing MSDs.

For many adults, the average daily calories from the snacks they eat are the equivalent of a meal, results of a recent study show.

Kuopio, Finland — Being excluded from social interactions on the job can have cascading negative effects on health and well-being, a recent study of Finnish health care workers shows.

If you’re considering asking ChatGPT questions about medicines, researchers recommend double-checking – and even triple-checking – its responses.

Ottawa, Ontario — Just 24 hours of sleep deprivation can significantly impact decision-making processes and may result in risky choices, researchers caution.

New York — Around 2 out of 5 workers who say they have or have had a toxic boss have sought therapy as a result, results of a recent survey show.

Here’s good news for people who are active – or want to be: A new study shows that the risk of serious injury in most forms of exercise and sports is remarkably low.