Disease

Fewer than 1 out of 5 people who are considered at-risk for lung cancer – one of the most common forms of cancer –...

College Station, TX — Disruptions to the biological clock caused by shift work may increase the development and spread of aggressive breast cancer, a...

Washington — Construction workers are 30% more likely than workers in other industries to die from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, results of a recent study...

Washington — Employers can help reduce the safety risks of long COVID in the workplace through a multifaceted approach that focuses on the physical, cognitive and mental health challenges that affected employees face, according to a recent National Safety Council report.

Going to work while ill can spread germs to co-workers. How can employers make sure workers know that they can stay home when feeling sick?

One out of 12 adults have asthma, according to the American Lung Association, and about 11 million workers are exposed to at least one known asthmagen (a substance that causes asthma symptoms) at work.

Symptoms of valley fever include fever, cough, shortness of breath, muscle soreness, joint pain and a spotted red rash on the lower legs.

Have you heard of metabolic syndrome? It’s the name for a group of five health conditions that, together, raise your risk for heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and stroke.

Also known as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, black lung is a “job-related disease caused by continued exposure to excessive amounts of respirable coal mine dust,” NIOSH says.

Workers who are at risk of exposure include poultry and livestock farmers and workers, as well as slaughterhouse workers.