Ed note: Today we welcome Junaid Nabi back to the blog. For more about Junaid, please see the bottom of this post. The following is adapted from a speech that was delivered as one ofCategory Archives: Health Disparities
The Humility of Expertise
Ed note: Today we welcome Junaid Nabi back to the blog. For more about Junaid, please see the bottom of this post. The following is adapted from a speech that was delivered as one ofPosted by in communication, education, Epidemiology, featured, Global Health, guest post, guest posts, health care, Health Disparities
Mark Zuckerberg supports universal basic income
0000-0002-8715-2896Last week, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg received an honorary degree from Harvard University. At the commencement, he promoted the idea of a basic income guarantee, joining several other tech leaders in advocating for this idea.Did a late night TV host just change the US debate about universal health care and medical research?
0000-0002-8715-2896“I have a story to tell about something that happened to our family last week.” With those words, Jimmy Kimmel opened his show. Using a combination of vulnerability and humour, he told us about theThe impact of single-blind distance coaching on athletic performance
Ed note: Every year the BMJ and CMAJ release holiday themed pieces. Ranging from the silly (Sex, aggression, and humour: responses to unicycling) to the Very Serious (The survival time of chocolates on hospital wards:Posted by in Epidemiology, featured, Fitness, Health Disparities, humour, Social Determinants of Health, sports, this is a joke
Taking Action: Small Victories with Big Impacts
Ed Note: Today, we’re happy to welcome Jenn Lau to the blog. More information about Jenn can be found at the bottom of this post. Picture from Flickr user Pascal (pasukaru76). Click for source. TheQuestioning seasonal variation in antibiotic prescribing
In the Northern hemisphere, cold and flu season usually strikes in late fall and early winter. Both are really unpleasant, but can’t be treated by antibiotics because viruses cause the common cold and influenza. AntibioticsWhy are middle-aged white Americans dying faster than others?
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 unexpectedWhat happens when you build a pyramid upside down?
On Tuesday, September 29th 2015, Canada achieved a milestone. For the first time in history, the number of people aged 65 and older outnumbered those aged 0 – 14 years of age. A shocking 16% of Canadians – almost one … Continue reading
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Mapping obesity and poverty in the United States
More than one in three adults in America are obese (1). The prevalence of obesity grew dramatically throughout the 1990s, and has slowly levelled off over the early 2000s. Obesity is one of the biggest and most controversial public … Continue reading
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Getting a ‘hint’ about social inequalities in cancer information seeking
Have you ever searched for information about cancer? Chances are, if you have, it was a Google search that led to a website like WebMD, the Mayo Clinic, or a charity such as the American Cancer Society or Cancer Research … Continue reading
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