Mental health workers are more likely to be depressed or anxious when they experience discrimination from their managers than when it comes from patients, a study has found.
Economics & Business
Oct 3, 2012
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Analyzing medical records from thousands of patients, statisticians have devised a statistical model for predicting what other medical problems a patient might encounter.
Mathematics
Jun 4, 2012
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Recent widespread news coverage heralded the success of a United Nations' goal of greatly improving access to safe drinking water around the world.
Environment
Mar 23, 2012
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Because homosexuals, and especially bisexuals, are statistically more likely to be at risk of ill health, Statistics Canada must come up with new questionnaires that will reveal how sexual orientation is linked to stress, ...
Social Sciences
May 25, 2011
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Death by homicide, the victim is probably black. By cirrhosis, the decedent is likely Native American. These stereotypes have small but clear effects on the racial classifications used to calculate official vital statistics, ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Marshalling data on everything from colon cancer to the accuracy of public clocks, Peter Baldwin illustrates how differences between the U.S. and Western Europe are much smaller than commonly supposed.
Other
Nov 13, 2009
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