Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)最新文献

{"title":"Neurodiversity and artificial intelligence: psychological risk and potential for inclusion.","authors":"Massoud Mansouri","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqag070","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148805345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The seductive predator: navigating predatory publishing and conferences.","authors":"Nerys Williams","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqag075","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148703404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Melioidosis in the UK-what an occupational physician should know.","authors":"James Latimer, Kiera McDowall","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqaf109","DOIUrl":"10.1093/occmed/kqaf109","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease, is a bacterial infection caused by the Burkholderia pseudomallei, which is increasing in prevalence in the UK due to global mobility levels and emigration to/from Australia, coupled with the long incubation period of the disease. It is primarily found in soil and water, particularly in tropical regions like Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. This editorial looks at what an Occupational Physician should know for their clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"385-387"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145403716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevention at the core: a layered approach to reducing occupational diseases.","authors":"Henk F van der Molen, Sanja Kezic, Dick J J Heederik","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag074","DOIUrl":"10.1093/occmed/kqag074","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"388-390"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13673502/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148623880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Human-AI interaction is the new frontier of occupational health.","authors":"Nerys Williams","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqag076","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":"76 6","pages":"456"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149198659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of psychological interventions for remote workplace trauma: an evidence review.","authors":"S K Brooks, R Guruswamy, N Greenberg","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag092","DOIUrl":"10.1093/occmed/kqag092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Workers in specialist and other high-risk roles can experience secondary traumatic stress and related symptoms through routine exposure to distressing material, yet organisational responses vary widely. Evidence for the effectiveness of commonly used approaches (e.g. screening, training, counselling/debriefing, mindfulness/resilience) remains uncertain and fragmented.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To evaluate the effectiveness of mental health screening, training and psychological interventions in reducing psychological harm for employees exposed to potentially traumatic material.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Five databases (Web of Science, Medline, PsycInfo, Embase, Scopus) were searched in March 2025, using a rapid review approach. A total of 9581 citations were screened for relevance; 28 studies were included in the final review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Quantitative findings showed no benefit of mental health screening, routine counselling, monitoring/periodic assessment, mindfulness or resilience programs; mixed effects for training and neutral-to-adverse findings for debriefing. Qualitative findings favoured supervision and access to informal support; debriefing/counselling results were mixed. Cross-sectional studies suggested associations between better organisational support and fewer psychological stress symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Overall, efficacy evidence is limited and inconsistent across approaches. However, the strongest evidence suggests that organisations should avoid mandating psychological debriefing.</p>","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"417-423"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13673501/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148722140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Occupational anaphylaxis induced by beta-lactam antibiotics exposure in a nurse.","authors":"M Areia, C Coelho, P Barreira, J Q Gomes","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag087","DOIUrl":"10.1093/occmed/kqag087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Healthcare workers are exposed to substances that may elicit allergic and irritant reactions, including anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction. We report the case of a nurse with pre-existing hand contact dermatitis who presented anaphylaxis following exposure to ceftriaxone and piperacillin/tazobactam during drug preparation. Diagnostic testing confirmed an allergy to both antibiotics and latex. The absence of prior therapeutic exposure, combined with skin barrier impairment and contact with spilled drugs, suggests occupational sensitization, most plausibly through transcutaneous exposure. Removal from high-risk tasks and implementation of protective control measures prevented further reactions. This case highlights the potential for systemic allergic reactions resulting from occupational exposure to antibiotics, the relevance of skin barrier integrity in sensitization, the need for a comprehensive approach to risk control, including organizational and technical measures and the importance of recognizing occupational allergies within health policies and legislation.</p>","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"453-455"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148805363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Contact dermatitis among marking nut workers in rural India.","authors":"U Kawalkar, R Sangale, A Gaidhane, A Mankar, P Kogade, S Aggarwal","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag030","DOIUrl":"10.1093/occmed/kqag030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Informal processing of Semecarpus anacardium (marking nut) provides livelihood to many women in rural India. The nut contains potent phenolic compounds with strong irritant and allergenic properties, yet occupational contact dermatitis related to this exposure remains poorly documented in community settings.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To describe the prevalence, clinical severity and occupational determinants of contact dermatitis among female informal workers involved in marking nut processing in rural Vidarbha, India.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among all eligible female workers engaged in marking nut processing in a rural village in Maharashtra. Trained healthcare workers performed clinical skin examinations. Contact dermatitis was diagnosed based on clinical features and occupational exposure history, and severity was graded as mild, moderate or severe. Associations between dermatitis severity and selected sociodemographic and occupational factors were analysed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 125 women were included. Recurrent work-related contact dermatitis was reported by 115 participants (92%), although only 5 (4%) had clinically active disease at the time of examination. On clinical assessment, 95 (76%) participants had moderate to severe dermatitis. Greater disease severity was significantly associated with increasing age, longer occupational exposure, longer daily working hours, lower educational status and engagement in higher-risk activities such as roasting and oil extraction.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Contact dermatitis due to S. anacardium is a significant but neglected occupational health problem among women in informal rural labour. Awareness, health education and safer handling practices are urgently needed to reduce disease burden.</p>","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"431-434"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148852203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Coronary heart disease risk factors in taxi drivers in Medellín.","authors":"D M Gómez-Gallego, D E Rodríguez-Niño, J D González-Castaño, V Castañeda-Quintero, J A Callejas-Valencia, M Montoya Castillo, S Rendon-Marin, L F Higuita-Gutiérrez","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag065","DOIUrl":"10.1093/occmed/kqag065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Taxi drivers constitute a high-risk occupational group due to prolonged sedentary work, extended shifts and chronic stress, beyond traditional cardiovascular risk factors.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To describe the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors and their sociodemographic and occupational associations among taxi drivers in Medellín, Colombia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a cross-sectional study of 484 taxi drivers recruited citywide. We obtained data using a structured questionnaire on sociodemographic and occupational factors and self-reported diagnoses of hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes. We assessed physical activity with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and alcohol and tobacco use with the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test. We estimated prevalences and analysed associations with multiple risk factors using chi-squared test and Poisson regression with a robust error variance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sedentary lifestyle prevalence was 71%; hypertension 30%; dyslipidaemia 24%; hazardous alcohol use 25%; hazardous tobacco use 14%; and diabetes 10%. Overall, 52% of participants had two or more CHD risk factors. In adjusted models, a higher prevalence of multiple risk factors was observed among drivers with primary education (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] = 1.71; 95% CI 1.26-2.32) and secondary education (aPR = 1.43; 95% CI 1.06-1.93), more than 10 years of driving experience (aPR = 1.39; 95% CI 1.09-1.75) and mixed day and night shifts (aPR = 1.18; 95% CI 1.01-1.40), after adjustment for sociodemographic and occupational variables.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Taxi drivers in Medellín show a high burden of CHD risk factors, underscoring the need for targeted occupational health interventions addressing modifiable conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"401-408"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13673500/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148703365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reply.","authors":"Lara Shemtob, Advait Sarkar, Kaveh Asanati","doi":"10.1093/occmed/kqag077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqag077","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":520727,"journal":{"name":"Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)","volume":"76 6","pages":"457"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149198631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}