The 2023 New England College of Occupational and Environmental Health Conference is slated for November of this year. Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) Physician Dr. Eli J. Hurowitz features the upcoming event this fall: Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) students and professionals are invited to attend this year’s New England College Conference on Occupational and […]
Can a Healthy Lifestyle Prevent Dementia?
According to a study recently published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, embracing a healthy lifestyle may not be enough for an individual to prevent the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s. Occupational Medicine Physician Dr. Eli J. Hurowitz discusses the findings: With so few treatment options currently available for dementia, the medical community has shifted […]
Get in the zone at the office with Myzone!
Everyone wants to be ‘in the zone’ at work, right? Well, this week, Dr. Eli J. Hurowitz offers up a new way to get there in his workplace wellness feature of the Myzone system: What is Myzone? Myzone is a group fitness technology. It comes in the form of wearable heart rate monitor devices. Similar […]
Encourage Movement in the Office
In this week’s edition of the Workplace Wellness Series, Dr. Eli J. Hurowitz, Occupational Medicine Physician, discusses things to consider about seating and mobility in office settings: Assigned workspaces are great for company culture. Having one’s own space allows for individuality and identity within the office. And it also makes finding coworkers for collaborative work […]
Take a Break! Encourage Employee Work Breaks
In this week’s edition of Dr. Eli J. Hurowitz’s workplace wellness blog series, the occupational medicine specialist talks about work breaks and why they are important. Here are some of the benefits of encouraging employees to take a break: Lunch breaks are great. But these breaks are also inherently important for physical health. Dr. Eli […]