What a Lipid Panel Actually Measures and When to Get One
A lipid panel measures LDL, HDL, triglycerides, and total cholesterol. What the four values mean and how often adults usually screen.
Prevention
Prevention coverage from Health Work NY.
What does prevention actually mean in healthcare?
Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention sound like jargon. They are really three everyday decisions about staying well, catching problems early, and limiting damage.
A bad night's sleep can cut immune cell activity by nearly a third, federal fatigue research shows
NIOSH training materials built for nurses trace shift work's toll to a mismatch with the body's internal clock, and to a light-driven signal that governs sleep, immune defense and judgment.
Hepatitis C screening: why CDC wants every adult tested at least once
CDC's 2020 recommendation is universal: one-time hepatitis C testing for all adults 18 and older, plus testing in every pregnancy — an about 2.4 million-person infection in which roughly four in ten carriers do not know they have it.
Workplace ergonomics guidance that holds up: what OSHA and NIOSH actually require
There is no federal ergonomics standard, but NIOSH's lifting equation sets a 51-pound ceiling under ideal conditions, and OSHA enforces musculoskeletal-hazard fixes through the General Duty Clause.
RSV vaccines: who is recommended to get one, per CDC
CDC recommends one dose of RSV vaccine for every adult 75 and older and for adults 50 to 74 with risk factors for severe disease — a one-time vaccine, not an annual one, ideally timed before the fall season.