Here’s what we’re reading today:
Avandia: Fortune’s Shelly Dubois analyzes why the FDA “maimed” the diabetes drug Avandia but didn’t permanently pull it off the market, as its European Union counterpart did. Quote of the day: “Avandia lives on in these United States as a zombie shell of its former top blockbuster self.”
Here’s what we’re reading and watching today:
Air Quality: Here’s one instance where wealth isn’t linked to health: ScienceDaily reports on a study finding that homes in both poor and affluent California communities had similarly high levels of endocrine disruptors. These disruptors can affect the endocrine system and lead to fertility and infant development problems among other health risks.
Former health journalism Fellows Suzanne Bohan and Sandy Kleffman, colleagues at the Bay Area News Group, teamed up to write Shortened Lives, a groundbreaking series on how where you live affects your health – and won a White House Correspondents’ Association award for their efforts.
The circumstances of where and how you are born, grow up, live, work and grow old shape your health, just as your genes and lifestyle do. The growing field of "social determinants of health" focuses on the impact of these socioeconomic factors on health. Education, politics, violence, income, access to health care, social support, culture, transportation, environmental hazards, physical living conditions and even racism are topics for policymakers, researchers and journalists to consider as they examine health and health disparities within communities, nations and the world.
In a four-part series, Uriel Posada investigated health disparities confronting the Hispanic community in the United States.
En una serie de cuatro partes, Uriel Posada investigo las disparidades de salud en la comunidad hispana en los Estados Unidos.
Part 1: What is the Current Situation in the Hispanic Community?
Parte 1: Cual es la situacion actual en la comunidad hispana?
Part 2: Health Disparities and the Hispanic Culture
