Ethnic health disparities exist such that African Americans (AAs) are at an elevated risk for cardiovascular and other diseases in comparison to European Americans. Disparities in health also exist between sexes, as women typically report greater psychopathology (e.g., anxiety and depression) compared to men. Converging evidence suggests that lower resting heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with poorer mental and physical... read more
Studies to date indicate that cognitive problems in individuals with psychosis increase up until the end of the first psychotic episode and subsequently remain relatively stable after onset of psychotic illness. In a novel test of this topic, we examined in a remote, rural region of China (Ningxia Province) the association between duration of untreated psychosis and cognitive function over a much longer time span than previously... read more
Occupational and environmental causes of mortality have been studied for centuries, often using classical tabular methods of analysis involving counts of people or person-time. These methods are well-suited to etiological research. However, occupational and environmental epidemiology, like many substantive areas in epidemiology, is changing as a result of increasing access to large administrative databases, high-dimensional... read more
The engaged patient is ‘the blockbuster drug of the century’ (L. Kish, HL7 Standards, 2012). A reorganisation of healthcare is taking place, with individuals repositioned as partners in their health journey. Patients are being encouraged to monitor their condition; to oversee how their data are being used; to interact directly with their medical record; to be more engaged and share responsibility for the decisions that will... read more
