Active construction sites can be dangerous places. Full of heavy mechanical equipment and other hazards, the risk posed to the workers at these sites is often high. But there are other, less obvious ...

BOISE, Idaho – Before Lt. Col. Tina Williams became an occupational health nurse, she grew up in a poor household in Washington with little to no food or heat. She often visited her grandmother to ...

Occupational health care is in the midst of a transformation. Safety will always be the leading pillar of occupational health, but today a greater focus is being cast on holistic health and wellness.

Bernardino Ramazzini, widely considered the “father of industrial medicine,” publishes his first book on occupational diseases, De Morbis Artificum Diatriba (The Diseases of Workmen). Phillipa ...

Despite the growing trend toward home health in patient care, nursing schools usually offer few opportunities for students to gain experience delivering care in a private home. Dallas nonprofit Parker ...

Doha, Qatar , 11 December 2012 Qatar Petroleum's Medical Services Department yesterday held the 1st QP Occupational Health Nursing (OHN) Scientific Seminar as part of its ongoing efforts to ...