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Providing direct patient care is simultaneously the most rewarding and the most dangerous and difficult aspect of nursing for many registered nurses. Nurses often enter the profession because they want to help those dealing with an injury or an illness. Unfortunately,...
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An injury at work can really set you back, but it’s not just your body that is hurting. Getting back to work can mean a lot more than just physical therapy. Your mental health can be just as big a barrier to getting back to work as your physical health. Your mental...
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Mesothelioma is a fatal lung disease linked to asbestos exposure. A University of MN study, cited in Minnpost, notes a long latency period, with diagnosis often occurring 20-50 years after exposure. Minnesota Iron Range workers are diagnosed with it at nearly three...
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Working in the heat can be a danger, but there are ways to reduce the risk. Knowing how to recognize the signs of heat stress and how to prevent the condition are both very important. If you’re injured due to heat stress while working you may have a legal case,...
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Earlier this summer, Minnesota became one of the most recent states to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. So far, 22 other states and the District of Columbia have passed laws legalizing medical marijuana even though the drug remains illegal under federal law....
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Minnesota workers may not know that worker injuries in the private sector were down in 2013 from the previous year, but experts also suspect that there is some underreporting. For example, Texas and Louisiana both had fewer accidents reported than Washington and...
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