An Inflection Point in Human Life Expectancy?

by Larry Shultz | Oct 15, 2024 | Biology, Public Health, Public Policy

Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: why discovery took 30 years to prove (nature.com)

Hurricane Correlated Excess Deaths in the USA 1930 to 2015 Nature

by Larry Shultz | Oct 4, 2024 | Public Health, Public Policy

Mortality caused by tropical cyclones in the United States | Nature Accounting for all TCs in our data, underlying age distributions, demo graphic changes over time, historical experience with TCs (including associated adaptations) and nonlinear models of TC impact...

Low Carbohydrate Diets

by Larry Shultz | Oct 1, 2024 | Ecology, Public Health

Low-carb diets could shorten life, study suggests (bbc.com)

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667%2818%2930135-X/fulltext#:~:text=Both%20high%20and%20low%20percentages%20of%20carbohydrate%20diets%20were%20associated

by Larry Shultz | Oct 1, 2024 | Climate, Public Health

Dietary carbohydrate intake and mortality: a prospective cohort study and meta-analysis – The Lancet Public Health

Socioeconomic Health Disparities in the USA

by Larry Shultz | Aug 22, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Democracy, Education, Human and Civil rights, Public Health, Public Policy

The impact of poverty and socioeconomic status on brain, behaviour, and development: a unified framework

Differential Life Expectancy Outcomes by 4 year College Degree Status

by Larry Shultz | May 18, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Democracy, Education, Human and Civil rights, Public Health, Public Policy

annurev-economics-051520-015607.pdf (annualreviews.org) 1_Case-Deaton_unembargoed.pdf (brookings.edu)