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- Cross-sectional study of pedestrian collisions with electric cars in GB https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2024/05/01/jech-2024-221902 0 comments
- Men at greater risk of major health effects of diabetes than women | Cases of cardiovascular, leg/foot, kidney complications, and eye disease all higher in men. Sex differences in complication rates persist regardless of disease duration https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2024/04/17/jech-2023-221759 4 comments science
- Childhood adversity is significantly associated with COVID-19-related hospitalization and COVID-19-related mortality https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2023/11/01/jech-2023-221147 2 comments science
- People from the poorest backgrounds are far more likely to develop a mental disorder later in life than those from wealthier beginnings. More than half of people with a low educational attainment at age 30 will have a diagnosis of a mental disorder 22 years later https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2023/01/04/jech-2022-219674 171 comments science
- Higher exposure to financial stress in the family substantially contributes to inequalities in socioemotional development among children of less-educated mothers [open access] https://jech.bmj.com/content/jech/early/2022/11/24/jech-2022-219548.full.pdf?ijkey=QgheD46sk5axdHf&keytype=ref 11 comments science
- A 20 mph speed limit intervention implemented at city centre scale had little impact on short- or long-term outcomes for road traffic collisions, casualties and speed. https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2022/10/25/jech-2022-219729 30 comments science
- Study: Men who spend several years living alone or experience serial relationship breakups are at increased risk of inflammation. Although classified as low grade, it was persistent, and most likely indicates a heightened risk of age-related ill health and death. https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2022/01/04/jech-2021-217422 54 comments science
- Effects of increased minimum wages by unemployment rate on suicide in the USA https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2020/01/03/jech-2019-212981.full 3 comments science
- Study indicates that keeping aging muscles fit is tied to better cardiovascular health later in life https://jech.bmj.com/content/74/1/26 8 comments science
- US$1 increase in minimum wage correlates to 3-6% decrease in suicide rate among working-age adults with high school education or less https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2020/01/03/jech-2019-212981 4 comments science
- Effects of increased minimum wages by unemployment rate on suicide in the USA https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2020/01/03/jech-2019-212981.full 69 comments science
- Study suggests increasing minimum wage by $1 could reduce suicide rate among adults with high school education or less https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2020/01/03/jech-2019-212981 5 comments science
- Effects of increased minimum wages by unemployment rate on suicide in the USA https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2020/01/03/jech-2019-212981 6 comments science
- Individuals voted for right-wing populist parties were 43% more likely to report fair/poor health compared with traditional conservatives https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2019/09/25/jech-2018-211995.abstract 4 comments science
- For the first time, poultry consumption has been linked to multiple cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, melanoma and prostate cancer, in a study by Oxford University https://jech.bmj.com/content/73/suppl_1/a15.1 56 comments science
- Body size, non-occupational physical activity and the chance of reaching longevity in men and women (How to Live to Be 90 Years Old) https://jech.bmj.com/content/73/3/239.long 4 comments science
- Police Violence Led to More than 50,000 life-years lost in 2016 in the US. Minorities made up the majority of that loss. http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2018/04/17/jech-2017-210059 44 comments science
- How many people have been bitten by dogs. A cross-sectional survey of prevalence, incidence and factors associated with dog bites in a UK community. Individuals scoring higher in emotional stability had a lower risk of having ever been bitten. Males were more likely to be bitten than females. http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2018/01/08/jech-2017-209330 10 comments science
- An unexpected consequence of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages: consumers bought more alcohol instead. http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2018/01/11/jech-2017-209791 62 comments science
- The quality of marriage relationship significantly correlates with cardiovascular health. http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2017/09/16/jech-2017-209178 485 comments science
- Difficulties in initiating or maintaining sleep at middle-age are associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to a new study. http://jech.bmj.com/content/71/4/329 7 comments science
- Meta-analysis involving ~60k participants finds that cannabis use is not a major risk factor for the development of elevated anxiety in the general population http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2017/01/04/jech-2016-208145.short?g=w_jech_ahead_tab%20%E2%80%A6 8 comments science
- In wealthier countries, obesity is associated with lower levels of education while in poorer countries, obesity is associated with higher levels of education. http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2015/07/15/jech-2014-205353 10 comments science
- Are fluoride levels in drinking water associated with hypothyroidism prevalence in England? A large observational study of GP practice data and fluoride levels in drinking water. http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2015/02/09/jech-2014-204971.abstract?sid=387994a1-4d28-493a-bef6-8fdf845ecbb0 3 comments science
- Are fluoride levels in drinking water associated with hypothyroidism prevalence in England? A large observational study of GP practice data and fluoride levels in drinking water http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2015/02/09/jech-2014-204971/ 5 comments science
- When scientific articles mention that they have "adjusted for" various factors, how is it done and how accurate are the results? http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2014/03/03/jech-2013-203500 7 comments askscience
- Fruit and vegetable consumption and all-cause, cancer and CVD mortality: analysis of Health Survey for England data -- Oyebode et al. -- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2014/03/03/jech-2013-203500.full 4 comments science
- 1 in 25 fathers are victims of false paternity http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/59/9/749 3 comments reddit.com