There’s an article and a large map appearing in the NYT today that I’m having trouble interpreting. The headline for the article reads: How Many People Across America Are at Risk of Losing Their Health Insurance? Then the map: But is the number of people in red in each state the number of people who […]
April showers bring May flowers. Allergy relief medication Ads spring up everywhere. Relief is in our grasp – it’s as easy as a song. In fact this particular Ad harkens back to a lovely little ditty straight out of the American songbook. But this is the Health Literacy Lab after all. So instead of focusing on […]
This commentary was originally posted 9/15/15. I am reposting it because of the airing of the HBO Movie, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks starring Oprah Winfrey, on April 23, 2017. ——- How does an award winning book that reads like a detective story and an exposes racial and ethical issues in medicine in the US – […]
You wake up this morning and you hear that there is a travel warning from the federal gov’t (CDC specifically) warning pregnant women “should not travel to this area.” Here’s just some of what you’re likely to hear from average folks today: WOW! Look at that. I wonder why the mosquitos picked that neighborhood? They […]
With New Yorkers (especially in the Bronx) on edge about Legionnaires Disease, there’s no room for sloppy media coverage. During an outbreak, where dread is in play and the likelihood of half-right information spreading quickly, public health officials take every opportunity to communicate what is known. We’re hearing some residents say “I’m not going […]
I might be overstating just a tad, but somethingABCNews online did today does its part in misleading the public about a breaking news health issue in New York, and undermining the good work of public health officials and providers. I’m talking about their online coverage of the Legionnaires Disease incidence in the Bronx. The ABC […]
Not sure if I got the science correct here? Any suggestions? Before: AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN AN AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF 100 FOR THE POLLUTANT OF GROUND LEVEL OZONE. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX…OR AQI…WAS CREATED AS AN EASY WAY TO CORRELATE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS TO […]
Air Quality Alert for NYC just came over my phone. Bravo to the city for making it available in ASL on my screen. But you just gotta love the incomprehensible language the National Weather Service provides if you want more info. http://1.usa.gov/1VL26kj——–AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN AN AIR QUALITY […]
Thank you to all my friends you signed the Change.org – “Petitioning Secretary of Health and Human Services and 3 others Protest High Cancer Drug Prices so all Patients with Cancer have Access to Affordable Drugs to Save their Lives”. I’m writing about a problem with the petition. When I re-read the list of petition […]
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