Chronic disease prevention continues to be inadequate, overall and in achieving health
equity, in spite of the many evidence-based practices and policies (EBPPs) available to …

Objective To estimate changes in life expectancy in 2010-18 and during the covid-19
pandemic in 2020 across population groups in the United States and to compare outcomes …

Recent trends in US health have been mixed, with improvements among some groups and
geographic areas alongside declines among others. Medical sociologists have contributed …

In the US, the weight of LGBTQ people—and sexual minority women in particular—is a key
focus for those addressing sexual and gender minority health disparities. Sociomedical …

The association between healthcare expenditures and outcomes, mainly mortality and life
expectancy, is complex. The real explanation for this association is not clear, especially in …

Background The burden of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)-related mortality in the United
States in recent years is not well characterized. Research Question What are the trends in …

Link and Phelan's pioneering 1995 theory of fundamental causes urged health scholars to
consider the macro-level contexts that “put people at risk of risks.” Allied research on the …

" We too often form our perspectives or design policies based on simplistic notions of
generational warfare or stereotypes. Precise definitions and examination of data on the life …

This essay argues that a failure to think and talk critically and candidly about White privilege
and White poverty is a key threat to the United States of America's precarious democracy …

Background Health equity, although addressed in several publications dealing with health
efficiency analysis, is not easily translated into the operationalization of variables, mainly …