The pandemic ignited a rise in occupational violence to healthcare workers. Posing dangers to practitioners and patients, the violence is also a warning to future docs about the hazards of medicine.
As the pandemic enters its third year, physician practices have had to make a series of adjustments and changes in safety protocols as the pandemic ebbed and flowed amid emerging variants.
Residents of the Appalachian region of the US are significantly more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis when they work in coal mines or have exposure to silica dust, a recent study suggests.
Germany has seen an increase in threats to healthcare providers who administer COVID-19 vaccines. The medical community is asking the government to step in before things turn violent.