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Political turmoil a threat to OSHA mission
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Hand-washing is answer to infection threat
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Follow the numbers to reduce injuries
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Injury prevention basics: Identify, control hazards
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OSHA proposes quarterly electronic reporting with more transparency
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Injury prevention takes some heavy lifting
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Caring for caregivers after Boston bombing
When two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, hospital clinicians had one thought: I have to get to work. A surgeon who had just run 26 miles came into Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and prepared to operate. Nurses and doctors treating the wounded wondered about their own family and friends. -
CDC to Baby Boomers: Get an HCV test
The message from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on testing for hepatitis C is unequivocal. In the words of director Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH: Baby boomers may not remember everything we did in the 60s or 70s, but our liver does. -
Budget cuts threaten NIOSH research centers
The budget impasse plaguing Washington may actually save the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) from some deep cuts. -
Strategies to cope with PPD shortage
A shortage of a major TB skin-testing product forced some hospitals to alter their health care worker screening programs, but it also demonstrated the ability of employee health departments to adapt to change circumstances.