Regulatory Roundup is a weekly compilation of employee wellness and safety news. You can read the full article by clicking the titles below.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
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The US National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences [NIH} has just published a final report linking cell phone radiation exposure to the production of tumors in mice. This animal ...
Read More This blog series is devoted to better understanding the efforts our Federal government is undertaking to combat the opioid epidemic in America. Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services ...
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What do safety goggles and a good night's rest have in common? Both can protect a worker from the serious consequences of a workplace injury. Employee wellness and safety, traditionally considered mutually ...
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Welcome to October's edition of Comp Medical News. Trendy cannabidiol, new medication for low back pain, and opioids are your headlines...
Better Insurance Coverage of Non-Drug Therapies Could Relieve ...
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The Texas Supreme Court announced this month that it has set a workers’ compensation death benefits case for oral argument. InChicas v. Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the issue is ...
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A woman who visited a chiropractor for neck manipulation intended to treat her headaches wound up with damage to her right eye. Immediately after the visit she began seeing spots which were symptoms of ...
Read More Two office administrators at medical clinics in Ft. Worth, Waco and Temple that treated workers’ compensation patients were arrested this month and charged with federal healthcare fraud. Melissa ...
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Neal Wade Barker, M.D., a prominent bariatric surgeon in Dallas, is the seventh defendant to admit his role in an alleged $200 million scheme of health insurance fraud involving the former Forest ...
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