I believe I may have mentioned here at one time or another that the amount of inequality in society is related to health status and longevity, regardless of the absolute level of material wealth. In other words, unequal societies are less healthy not...

The most dismal exponent of the dismal science, Nouriel Roubini, remains in full gloom mode. The gist:ncome and wealth inequality is rising again. Poorer households are at greater risk of unemployment, falling wages or reductions in hours worked, all...

I don't have time to check it out, but I got an e-mail about a set of links to Open Courseware classes in public health and health care-related subjects. I do know this is legitimate because the Epi and Biostats course was created here and the listed...

No, I don't quite understand this myself. The FDA has long recommended that you dispose of left-over medications by mixing them with something disgusting, e.g. used kitty litter, putting them in a zip-lock bag, and tossing them in the household trash....

My friend Dena Rifkin, who recently completed a fellowship at Our Glorious Institution before moving to San Diego (I guess she wanted to go to Sea World, I dunno) has an essay in the NYT that I commend to your attention. There has been a multifaceted...