Where To Focus, And Not To Focus, Attention To Understand The Epidemic

Amateur Epidemiology Is Deterring Our Covid-19 Response.  Here's What We Should Do Instead by Tom Frieden.  The Washington Post.  June 10, 2020.

Five Ways To Monitor The Coronavirus Outbreak In The U.S.

Five Ways To monitor The Coronavirus Outbreak In The U.S.   The New York Times.  May 22, 2020.

Charting Italian Cases Is Frightening But Perhaps Little Less So On A Logarithmic Scale

A Different Way To Chart The Spread Of Coronavirus by Kenneth Chang.  The New York Times.  March 20, 2020.

Statistics That "Look Good" Versus Patient Care That Is Good

At Veterans Hospital In Oregon, A Push For Better Ratings Puts Patients At Risk, Doctors Say by Dave Philipps.  The New York Times.  January 1, 2017. 

Behind The New Blood Pressure Guidelines: Statistics and Methodology

Don't Let New Blood Pressure Guidelines Raise Yours by H. Gilbert Welch.  The New York Times.  November 15, 2017. 

How Much Rest Is Needed To Ensure An Accurate Blood Pressure Reading

Why Your Blood Pressure Probably Isn't As High As Your Doctor Says by Ross Pomeroy.  Real Clear Science.  October 12, 2017. 

High Variability Suggests Glycemic Index Is Unreliable Indicator of Blood Sugar Response

Hifh Variability Suggests Glycemic Index Is Unreliable Indicator Of Blood Sugar Response.  Tufts University, Health Science Campus/Science Daily.  September 7, 2016

Brain Mapping Technique May Offer Clue To Effectiveness of Antidepression Drugs

Antidepressants Rapidly Alter Brain Architecture, Study Finds by Geoffrey Mohan.  The Los Angeles Times.  September 18, 2014

Measuring Age By Characteristic (Hand Grip) Rather Than Years

On New Measurements Of Aging by Judith Graham.  The New Old Age.  The New York Times.  September 16, 2014.

Over 54% Of Americans Have Abdominal Obesity

The Expanding American Waistline by Nicholas Bakalar.  The New York Times.  September 19, 2014.

Gaming The System, Incomplete Information, Self-Reported Data Leads To Misleading Nursing Home Rankings

Medicare Star Ratings Allow Nursing Homes To Game The System by Katie Thomas.  The New York Times.  August 24, 2014.

Body Mass Index: Strengths And Limitations

Much-Criticized Body Mass Index Endures As A Fatness Guide by Jo Craven McGinty.  The Wall Street Journal.  August 15, 2014.

Parental Measurement Confusion Leads To 40% Error Rate For Children's Medication In Study

Child Medication Measurements Confuse Parents by Caitlin Schmidt.  CNN.  July 14, 2014.