A recent study published in JAMA Network Open reveals important differences between two approaches to measuring social risk: individual-level assessment and neighborhood-level assessment. The ...

Researchers have uncovered significant flaws in current climate risk assessment techniques that could lead to a severe underestimation of climate-related financial losses for businesses and investors.

A series of reports from the National Research Council (NRC), advances in high-throughput screening, and a deluge of data anticipated from the European Union's program for Registration, Evaluation, ...

The next Beyond Science and Decisions Workshop XI will be held on February 18-20, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Taft Auditorium of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

For many diseases and chronic conditions, an individual's genes play a role in their likelihood of developing the disease. While some inherited diseases, such as cystic fibrosis or sickle cell anemia, ...

Conducting an ergonomic assessment is a foundational element of the ergonomics process. Your ergonomics improvement efforts will never get off the ground without being able to effectively assess jobs ...

One the most challenging areas facing healthcare organizations today is the decision to adopt an electronic health records system. This decision involves significant financial resources and time ...

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