The social conditions of health and disease
Ageing is associated with increased likelihood of developing health problems. We all know that. Whether it’s a specific disease, such as cancer, or a general decline in physical and cognitive...
View ArticleThe Biggest Public Health Stories of 2013
2013 was a big year for public health. We were thrust to the forefront again with disease outbreaks, and have had to deal with increased skepticism of the nature of what we do from the public....
View ArticleWhere I politely explain to a politician that they’re wrong
Last week, I was forwarded an opinion piece written by the Honorable Leo Glavine for the King’s County News. Now, if there’s one thing that I hate, it’s when people who are in positions of power,...
View ArticleBullet Points: This article has no waiting period
In December of 2012, I was asked my thoughts on the Sandy Hook shooting on Twitter, and if I was going to write about it through a public health lens. I said no – I didn’t want to weigh in … Continue...
View ArticleImmigrant youth to Canada are less active than Canadians, but only for a...
Regular readers of the blog and my Twitter profile will know that my PhD dissertation is focused on the health of young people to Canada. In particular, I’m interested in how their health changes over...
View ArticleRare enterovirus in US children: what’s going on?
Recently, a mild-to-severe respiratory illness in children in the Southeast and Midwest United States has been emerging. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that between...
View ArticleThe ‘autism epidemic': increasing cases or increasing diagnoses?
An interesting new study was recently published in the British Medical Journal about the ‘autism epidemic’ we have been experiencing in recent years (1). The Swedish authors of the study used data...
View ArticleThe ‘Dad Bod’ Explained: A Study of Weight Gain during Fatherhood
Does a woman’s pregnancy affect the weight of her partner? And is weight gain sustained while the kids grow up? Anecdotally, many people would undoubtedly say yes from their own experiences. Lack of...
View ArticleThe impact of Obamacare, one year on
I used to bike to work every day in grad school. I lived around 2km away from the hospital I was based at (~ 1.24 miles), so biking was just the most efficient way to get to work every morning. …...
View ArticleThe evolution of sedentary time
This post originally appeared on Mr Epidemiology on 16 April 2012. The negative health effects of sedentary behaviour are a hot topic gaining scientific and popular attention. News outlets have...
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