Occupational Health

Certain occupations — including accountancy, hairdressing, sales and sewing — may be associated with increased risk for ovarian cancer, according to study results published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Strenuous occupational physical activity increased risk for ischemic heart disease in men but not in women, researchers reported.

Second-generation robotic system in PCI procedures.

The second generation of a robotic PCI system was associated with high rates of clinical and technical success, according to a presentation at the virtual Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions.

Deaths related to preventable occupational lung diseases caused by inhaling dust particles such as coal dust and asbestos decreased by 40% from 1999 to 2018, according to a CDC analysis published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

High occupational exposure to pesticides may play a role in the development of CVD, according to findings from the Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.