The Waiting Game
“We are experiencing above average wait times. Right now the estimated wait time is 5 ½ hours.” After having waited for 2 ½ already, I…
Read MoreNew York’s Soda Ban
Earlier this year, New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg offered a proposal banning the sale of any sweetened drinks in a container larger than 16 ounces.…
Read MoreAdvocacy, Public Health, and the Media
There are many national health awareness campaigns linked to months, days, and ribbons. The number of causes that we are expected to run for, bike…
Read MoreResearch recently released by the National Institute for Health Care Management found severe concentrations of health care spending in the U.S. The bottom 20% of…
Read MoreNew Report Highlights the Growing Problem with Prescription Painkillers
A new Associated Press analysis reports that sales of prescription painkillers are rapidly increasing in new areas. Traditionally, sales of these painkillers have been highest…
Read MoreMaryland’s New Plan to Eliminate Health Disparities
Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown recently announced a plan to address the state’s persistent health disparities and to improve outcomes and quality of care.…
Read MoreClosing the Disparity Gap in Premature Births and Infant Deaths: A Glimpse Into North Carolina’s Pregnancy Medical Home Program
The United States has a higher incidence of premature birth than any developed nation, a factor that contributes to its abysmal ranking in the infant mortality rate.…
Read MoreCan “Wet Houses” Reduce the Public Costs of Chronically Homeless Alcoholics?
San Francisco’s new homeless czar, Bevan Dufty, is pushing for an unconventional solution to the city’s homeless alcoholics: wet houses. These facilities would serve as…
Read MoreThe Argument for Regulating Sugar
A recent commentary in Nature by Robert H. Lustig, Laura A. Schmidt, and Claire D. Brindis has fueled controversy by contending that sugar should be…
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