British Columbia continues to have record numbers of illicit drug overdose deaths. Currently, ongoing and multisectorial efforts are contributing to a better understanding of the factors... Read More
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Indoor air quality in an office environment is meant to be safe and comfortable. The office environment is very different from the industrial setting. Toxic emissions in an office setting are not... Read More
To better understand concussion and optimize care of concussion patients injured at work, there are two valuable resources: the Concussion in Sport Group consensus statement that arose from the... Read More
Asthma affects about 7.5% of the adult population.[1,2] Work-related asthma, one of the most common conditions encountered in occupational disease,[3-5] comes in various forms and occurs when... Read More
Between 1990 and 2017, WorkSafeBC accepted 30 170 new traumatic brain injury (TBI) claims, of which 98.4% were diagnosed as a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). The average age of the claimants was... Read More