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Vision Health

DID YOU KNOW? More than 70% of the country’s workforce requires some form of vision correction. Additionally, 143 million adults wear some type of prescription eyewear. With numbers like that, it is likely that many in your workforce may need some type…

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Mercy Urgent Care now offering Mental Health Services

Mercy Urgent Care is pleased to announce its new program, Mercy Mindful, bringing mental healthcare services to its West Asheville location, at 1201 Patton Ave. To lead this program, Mercy hired two new providers specializing in mental health, physicia…

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Monkeypox

The United States is currently experiencing a widespread outbreak of monkeypox, a rare viral infection caused by the same family of viruses that cause smallpox. The country documented its first case on May 17, 2022, and in the months that followed, tho…

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Spirometry

It’s not a specialized kind of math or a new dance craze on TikTok: Spirometry is a lung function test that plays an important role in occupational respiratory health surveillance. This important test helps determine if a worker demonstrates specific p…

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Heat-Related Illness

For most, the summer months are a favored time to get outdoors and enjoy warm weather activities. However, rising heat during the summer months can pose a significant risk to workers who are exposed to soaring temperatures this time of year. Heat-relat…

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Tips for a safe Fourth of July

No summer season is complete without a good cookout, time spent outdoors — and the use of dazzlingly dangerous explosives. But just as quickly as they light up the night sky, fireworks can turn a joyful celebration into a panicked frenzy or painful mem…

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