Raising The Social Security Retirement Age Hurts Everyone
Forbes,
Every year policymakers present ideas to ensure the full funding of Social Security long into the future.
Preventing heart disease requires more than medicine
Medical Health News,
L ike more than half of older men, I take a cholesterol-lowering medication called a statin.
News story from Stat News on Wednesday 03 April 2019
Stat News,
Can female politicians make America healthy again?
The Week,
This year, a record number of women entered public office. In the U.S. House of Representatives, 102 women, plus four non-voting…
Золотые мозги. Ученые выяснили, как богатство меняет сознание
РИА Новости,
МОСКВА, 31 янв — РИА Новости, Альфия Еникеева. Согласно данным Института социологии РАН, за последние десять лет в России резко с…
Raising The Minimum Wage Would Save American Lives
Huffington Post,
House Democrats introduced the Raise the Wage Act on Jan. 16, which would raise the hourly federal minimum wage from $7.25 for…
We’re making real progress against cancer. But you may not know it if you’re poor.
Vox.com,
In the past, cancer was seen as a death sentence. These days, it’s increasingly a survivable or chronic disease.
Americans Are Dying Younger, and the Only Cure Is Smart Public Policy
Morning Consult ,
I am not talking about health care. An improved health care system to which everybody has access can play a role, but research…
Richest Counties in America
USNews.com,
Americans’ incomes have risen in recent years, but the wealth hasn’t been evenly distributed, according to the latest estimates…
What the dip in US life expectancy is really about: inequality
Vox.com,
Living in the US increasingly looks like a health risk. Average life expectancy here dropped for the third year in a row…
Экономисты: богатые люди живут не дольше бедных
Gazeta.ru,
Доход не влияет на продолжительность жизни, выяснили экономисты из Копенгагенского университета — богатые люди живут ненамного до…
Rich people don't live that much longer than the poor: study
MedicalXpress,
Life expectancy of 40-year-old male. Previous research methods demonstrated that a 40-year-old man with a high annual income…
Increasing Life Expectancy Visualized as an Advancing Wave of Late Life Mortality Risk
Fight Aging!,
Today's open access paper provides an interesting visualization of the slow upward trend in life expectancy that has taken…
Being born in the wrong ZIP code can shorten your life
Salon,
(AP) A child in Mississippi could expect to never reach a 75th birthday, but in California a child could reach early 80s…
Co.Design Being born in the wrong ZIP code can shorten your life
Fast Company,
Newly released data on life expectancy across the U.S. shows that where we live matters for how long we live.
Your life expectancy can depend on your zipcode ' and just 10 miles can make a major difference
Latest Nigerian News,
Dataon life expectancy across the US shows that where people live can impact how long they live.How well a place is doing…
How Inclusive Capitalism, Technology And Social Prescribing Could Reverse Flagging Life Expectancy
Forbes,
Hard as it is to believe, for the first time the life expectancy for Americans (not counting the effect of wars) has dropped…
Your life expectancy can depend on your zipcode - and just 10 miles can make a major difference
Business Insider UK,
Spencer Platt/ Data on life expectancy across the US shows that where people live can impact how long they live.
Your life expectancy can depend on your zipcode
Business Insider,
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Data on life expectancy across the US shows that where people live can impact how long they live.
Here's What Being Born in the Wrong Zip Code Can Do to Your Life Expectancy
Alternet,
Babies born 10 miles apart could represent a life expectancy difference of almost 33 years.
Where You're Born Can Shorten Your Life
USNews.com,
Overall, any two census tracts in the U.S. can differ in expected life expectancy by 41.2 years.
Being born in the wrong ZIP code can shorten your life
MedicalXpress,
Newly released data on life expectancy across the U.S. shows that where we live matters for how long we live.
Being born in the wrong ZIP code can shorten your life
The Conversation,
Newly released data on life expectancy across the U.S. shows that where we live matters for how long we live.
The Capitalist Manifesto: Let Poor People Die
Common Dreams,
The original Capitalist Manifesto was a 1958 book by economist Louis O. Kelso and philosopher Mortimer J.
Why We Shouldn't Embrace the Genetics of Education
Inside Higher Ed,
On Monday, scientists published a study in Nature Genetics that analyzed the genes of 1.1 million people of European ancestry…
Opinion | Why Progressives Should Embrace the Genetics of Education
New York Times,
By Kathryn Paige Harden Dr. Harden is a psychologist who studies how genetic factors shape adolescent development.
The myth of an "ageing society"
World Economic Forum,
For the past two centuries, governments have approached demographic issues with the assumption that calendar years are an…
This is the myth of the “ageing society”
World Economic Forum,
For the past two centuries, governments have approached demographic issues with the assumption that calendar years are an…
Pelzman's Picks: The Death of a Patient
MedPage Today,
MedpageToday by May 22, 2018 "Years in medicine has not robbed me of my humanity.
3 vital ways to measure how much a university education is worth
CNBC,
The past several years have seen increased calls for colleges and universities to demonstrate their value to students, families…
Here Are the Ways to Tell How Much Your University Education Is Actually Worth
Alternet,
There are three primary metrics. Editor’s note: Today we begin a new series in which we ask the leaders of our country’s…
ACP: Shifting Focus to Social Determinants of Health Can Improve Patient Care
Endocrinology Advisor,
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has published a set of recommendations aimed at improving patient care and health…
3 vital ways to measure how much a university education is worth
The Raw Story,
The U.S. continues to wrestle with questions about the value of a college degree.
3 vital ways to measure how much a university education is worth
The Conversation,
Editor’s note: Today we begin a new series in which we ask the leaders of our country’s colleges and universities to address…
Earth Day: it is about equity as well as the environment
Brookings,
By, Richard V. Reeves Growing gaps in family structure, educational investments, school readiness, test scores, and college…
Survey of millionaires finds more than half expect to reach 100
CNBC,
The rich are optimistic that they're going to live a long life. Of 5,000 wealthy investors recently surveyed by UBS Wealth…
3 ways the tax cut is unhealthy for America
MarketWatch,
NEW YORK (Project Syndicate) — The sweeping tax bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on Dec.
We’re making real progress against cancer. But you may not know it if you’re poor.
Vox.com,
In the past, cancer was seen as a death sentence. These days, it’s increasingly a survivable or chronic disease.
Here are the U.S. cities where residents live the longest
MSN,
Where you live and how much money you make may affect how long you live. That's according to new research from the Equality of…
Your life expectancy can vary depending on where you live - here are the US cities where residents live the longest
Business Insider India,
Reuters//Lucas Jackson The first wave of runners make their way across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New…
Your life expectancy can vary depending on where you live - here are the US cities where residents live the longest
Business Insider UK,
The first wave of runners make their way across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the start of the New York City Marathon.
Your life expectancy can vary depending on where you live — here are the US cities where residents live the longest
Business Insider,
New research from the Equality of Opportunity Project looks at how life expectancy can vary depending on income and location in…
Medicaid work requirements could cost the government more in the long run
MedicalXpress,
After the Trump administration gave states permission to impose, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin wasted no time.
Medicaid work requirements could cost the government more in the long run
Northwest Indiana Times,
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Within days…
Medicaid work requirements could cost the government more in the long run
Billings Gazette,
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Diane Dewar, (T…
What the dip in US life expectancy is really about: inequality
Vox.com,
Living in the US increasingly looks like a health risk. Average life expectancy here dropped for the second year in a row…
America's health is declining -- and corporations are stoking this crisis
azfamily.com,
By Jeffrey Sachs Editor's note: Jeffrey Sachs is a professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia…
America's health is declining -- and corporations are stoking this crisis (Opinion)
CNN News,
(CNN)America's powerful corporations made a killing with the passage of the Republican tax cuts.
America's health is declining -- and corporations are stoking this crisis
CNN News,
(CNN)America's powerful corporations made a killing with the passage of the Republican tax cuts.
What Is The HHS' Strategic Plan? Its Line About Contraception Is Making Waves
Bustle,
Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services shared its first strategic draft concerning the agency's plan…
3 of the most outrageous ways the richest 1 percent avoids paying taxes
Salon,
This article originally appeared on AlterNet. The entire 2017 safety net is about $850 billion, compared to over $1.5 trillion…
Repealing ACA could worsen American income inequality
Becker's Hospital Review,
If congressional Republicans succeed in their efforts to repeal the ACA, economic disparities among the nation's rich and poor…
Ditching Obamacare may worsen income inequality
The Chronicle of Higher Education,
Jane Harrod, a landscaper in central Kentucky, was installing a hog fence on her family farm with a "spud bar," a long, iron…
News story from The Gazette on Tuesday 11 July 2017
The Gazette,
Ditching Obamacare may worsen income inequality
The Sentinel-Echo,
Jane Harrod, a landscaper in central Kentucky, was installing a hog fence on her family farm with a "spud bar," a long, iron…
3 of the Most Outrageous Ways the Richest 1% Avoids Paying Taxes
Alternet,
Taking from the poor to give massive tax breaks for the rich. An old school bronze justice scale with stacks of us dollar money…
Ditching Obamacare might make poor Americans even poorer
Charleston Gazette Mail,
A medical assistant checks the temperature of a patient at a CCI Health and Wellness Services health center in Gaithersburg…
Ditching Obamacare May Worsen Income Inequality
newsmax.com,
Jane Harrod, a landscaper in central Kentucky, was installing a hog fence on her family farm with a "spud bar," a long, iron…
News story from Bloomberg on Tuesday 11 July 2017
Bloomberg,
Stunning Truths about the Bloated Safety Net for the Wealthy
Common Dreams,
The entire 2017 safety net is about $850 billion, compared to over $1.5 trillion for tax expenditures, most of which are for…
Tale of Two Nations: Outcomes
MedPage Today,
From a purely medical viewpoint, probably the most important part of the "triple aim" of healthcare -- patient experience, costs…
無理矢理タワマンに住むと″寿命が縮まる″ - PRESIDENT Online
Livedoor,
収入が高い人は都心部のタワーマンションなど、とかく高地価の“一等地”に住みたがる。しかし、その選択は自らの寿命を短くしてしまう可能性もある。その理由とは何か。 ■「財産が害を生み、災いを招く媒介になる」 前回は、人の「命の体感時間」について「ジャネーの法則…
News story from The Boston Globe on Wednesday 17 May 2017
The Boston Globe,
Geographic disparities in life expectancy across US counties may be due to socioeconomic, race, and behavioral factors | 2 Minute Medicine
2 Minute Medicine ,
1. This county-level American cross-sectional study found geographic disparities in life expectancy, wherein life expectancy…
News story from Gizmodo Australia on Wednesday 10 May 2017
Gizmodo Australia,
Americans Are Dying Younger in These 13 Counties
Gizmodo India,
An abandoned building in Owsley County, Kentucky. Photo: Getty. As Republican politicians take aim at the Affordable Care Act…
News story from Gizmodo on Tuesday 09 May 2017
Gizmodo,
The Absurd Amount of Entitlements That Go to Rich People
Common Dreams,
Many wealthy Americans complain about the amount of government subsidies going to the poor.
Ted Yoho - Florida U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho misleads on claim about Medicaid
Politifact,
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, a Florida Republican, is a frequent critic of the Affordable Care Act but opposed his party’s health care…
Perspective | Trump’s budget is a stealth health-care bill. And it would make Americans sick.
Washington Post,
By Charles J. Homer March 21 at 8:00 AMFollow @CharlieHomerDoc Charles Homer, a Massachusetts-based pediatrician, was deputy…
Why Doesn't American Health Care Help Us Live Longer?
Mother Jones,
Christopher Ingraham asks, "Is the money we're spending on health care keeping us alive?" This is a dramatic chart, for sure.
These maps reveal something disturbing about when you'll probably die
Yahoo! Finance USA,
A large research study looked at income tax returns and death certificates and found a huge disparity in life expectancy…
These maps reveal something disturbing about when you'll probably die
Business Insider Australia ,
A large research study looked at income tax returns and death certificates and found a huge disparity in life expectancy…
These maps reveal something disturbing about when you’ll probably die
Business Insider Malaysia,
Please enable Javascript to watch this video A large research study looked at income tax returns and death certificates and…
These maps reveal something disturbing about when you’ll probably die
Business Insider,
A large research study looked at income tax returns and death certificates and found a huge disparity in life expectancy…
These maps reveal something disturbing about when you’ll probably die
Yahoo! Finance USA,
A large research study looked at income tax returns and death certificates and found a huge disparity in life expectancy…
These maps reveal something disturbing about when you’ll probably die
Business Insider UK,
A large research study looked at income tax returns and death certificates and found a huge disparity in life expectancy…
2016 In review: The revenge of the forgotten
azfamily.com,
By Clarissa Ward CNN (CNN) -- Never has there been a more humbling year for a reporter.
2016 in review: The revenge of the forgotten
CNN News,
(CNN)Never has there been a more humbling year for a reporter. This was a year when predictions were shattered, polls…
2016: When predictions were shattered and facts ignored
CNN News,
This was a year when predictions were shattered, polls discredited, facts eschewed and rationality dismissed.
Barack Obama en tête des articles scientifiques les plus lus en 2016
Pour La Science,
Barack Obama, les erreurs médicales et les ondes gravitationnelles arrivent en tête du troisième classement annuel Altmetric…
Gli articoli scientifici più condivisi dell’anno? Al primo posto il paper di Obama
Wired.it,
(Foto: Brendan Smialowski/) Barack Obama ha vinto. Almeno in ambito sanitario. Un suo paper è, infatti, in cima alla lista…
Pres. Obama Wrote the Year's Most Talked-about Science Paper
Scientific American,
Pres. Barack Obama, medical error and gravitational waves all sat atop Digital Science’s third annual Altmetric Top 100 list…
News story from Times Higher Education on Wednesday 14 December 2016
Times Higher Education,
How Capitalism Kills... And May Be Getting Deadlier
Common Dreams,
In each of the following areas of our lives, capitalism has been a deadly force in the past, and prospects for the future seem…
Social rank may impact immune system and inflammatory response
Medical News Today,
A new study shows how rhesus monkeys with a low social rank have an altered immune response.
Low social status ‘can damage immune system’
Health Medicinet,
Simply being at the bottom of the social heap directly alters the body in ways that can damage health, a study at Duke…
Low social status ‘can damage immune system’
Health Medicinet,
Simply being at the bottom of the social heap directly alters the body in ways that can damage health, a study at Duke…
Low social status 'can damage immune system'
Rocket News,
Article Attribution and Read More at: Article Source Simply being at the bottom of the social heap directly alters the body in…
Low social status 'can damage immune system' - BBC News
BBC News,
Image copyright Getty Images Simply being at the bottom of the social heap directly alters the body in ways that can damage…
Americans Are Dying Faster. Millennials, Too
newsmax.com,
Death awaits all of us, but how patiently? To unlock the mystery of when we’re going to die, start with an actuary.
News story from Life Health Pro on Saturday 29 October 2016
Life Health Pro,
Study Finds Americans — Including Millennials — Are Dying Faster
Insurance News Net,
Bloomberg News Death awaits all of us, but how patiently? To unlock the mystery of when we’re going to die, start with an…
6 months shaved off Americans' life expectancy
The Day,
Death awaits all of us, but how patiently? To unlock the mystery of when we're going to die, start with an actuary.
Americans are dying faster. Millennials, too
The Denver Post,
Ben Steverman, Bloomberg Death awaits all of us, but how patiently? To unlock the mystery of when we’re going to die, start…
Americans are dying faster. Millennials, too
The Charlotte Observer,
Death awaits all of us, but how patiently? To unlock the mystery of when we're going to die, start with an actuary.
Americans are dying faster. Millennials, too
Kansas City Star,
Rick Nease Detroit Free Press i Death awaits all of us, but how patiently? To unlock the mystery of when we're going to die…
Americans are dying faster. Millennials, too
Belleville News-Democrat ,
Death awaits all of us, but how patiently? To unlock the mystery of when we're going to die, start with an actuary.
Americans are dying faster. Millennials, too
Star-Telegram,
Death awaits all of us, but how patiently? To unlock the mystery of when we're going to die, start with an actuary.
Americans are dying faster. Millennials, too
The Fresno Bee,
Death awaits all of us, but how patiently? To unlock the mystery of when we're going to die, start with an actuary.