Diverse perspectives on science and medicine
In healthcare we’re data rich, but information poor. There are lots of surveys, studies, and healthcare data available to us through different programs, but very rarely do we see it presented in way that is
Abortion is at a historic low in the United States. Two factors are likely responsible for the drop in abortion rates: restrictions on abortion, and better access to birth control. Birth control deserves more of
Following up from the end of last year, I thought it would be fun to predict what I think the next 12 months will have in store for us. So lets get to it! 1.
In public health, we rely heavily on samples, as measuring everyone you are interested is often impractical. However, this requires a lot of thought and development in order to avoid unintentionally biasing your sample, as
Public Health Perspectives is pleased to welcome Dr Jessica Taaffe to the blog. For more about Dr Taaffe, see the end of this post. We are in crisis; if we do not mobilize resources for
The best findings in science aren’t the ones that make you go “cool!”, they’re the ones that make you go “huh?” A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported a strange and unexpected
This post originally appeared on Mr Epidemiology on 16 April 2012. The negative health effects of sedentary behaviour are a hot topic gaining scientific and popular attention. News outlets have emphasised that sitting is killing us. Given the
I used to bike to work every day in grad school. I lived around 2km away from the hospital I was based at (~ 1.24 miles), so biking was just the most efficient way to
Does a woman’s pregnancy affect the weight of her partner? And is weight gain sustained while the kids grow up? Anecdotally, many people would undoubtedly say yes from their own experiences. Lack of sleep, less
An interesting new study was recently published in the British Medical Journal about the ‘autism epidemic’ we have been experiencing in recent years (1). The Swedish authors of the study used data from children born