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Monkeypox Occupational Needlestick Injury: Injured Workers in the News, #92

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A doctor’s needlestick puncture wound was the subject of a journal article in  Emerging Infectious Disease. The doctor, working in Portugal,  suffered a needlestick injury to his left index finger.  This occurred when he was collecting a fluid sample from a man who had a pustular rash.   The doctor, according to the article, did not… Continue reading Monkeypox Occupational Needlestick Injury: Injured Workers in the News, #92

COVID-19, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

A recent Occupational COVID-19, Study addressed Coronavirus Work Injury Claims for Health Care Workers.  The study was done in Germany.  Nienhaus A. COVID-19 among Health Workers in Germany-An Update. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 31;18(17):9185. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18179185. PMID: 34501773; PMCID: PMC8431697. Healthcare Workers, being on the front line of medical care, are… Continue reading COVID-19, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW