The inequality of violent death
News outlets duly noted the recent study showing that injuries and violence kill more young people in the U.S. than any other cause of death. But the coverage scarcely mentioned […]
Tag Archives: health disparities
How medical research stumbles on socioeconomic status
Medical study authors routinely claim to have “controlled” for socioeconomic status. That kind of sweeping assertion should set off alarm bells. The authors probably haven’t come close to fully accounting […]
Food deserts: Just one facet of an obesogenic world
[Re-posting my latest commentary on social determinants for Covering Health, the blog of the Association of Health Care Journalists] ••• It seems pretty far-fetched that bringing a supermarket to a disadvantaged […]
