Author: Jon Scaccia
Suicide prevention is a critical public health issue, and understanding the most effective strategies to implement and disseminate interventions is crucial. A recent article titled Implementation strategies in suicide prevention:… Read More
In honor of the eclipse in t-minus 3 hours, here’s a cross-post from This Week in Science. Humans have always gazed at the skies in awe, finding inspiration and even… Read More
Suicide and self-harm are not only devastating personal tragedies but also represent a significant economic burden, as detailed in the article Economic cost of US suicide and nonfatal self-harm. This… Read More
You know what they say about April Showers? We’ll be in Texas next week for the solar eclipse, so let’s hope that the cloud cover is less than predicted. Here’s… Read More
Public health practitioners, policymakers, and concerned citizens alike should take note of a groundbreaking study, “National Burden of Injury and Deaths From Shootings by Police in the United States, 2015‒2020,”… Read More
In a groundbreaking article from the Annual Review of Public Health Challenges and Opportunities for Paving the Road to Global Health Equity Through Implementation Science,” Prajakta Adsul and her colleagues… Read More
Introduction In the realm of healthcare and research, access to quality data is paramount. However, stringent regulations and privacy concerns often restrict data availability. This is where synthetic data comes… Read More
The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare promises a revolution in patient care and treatment outcomes. However, the insightful article Bias in artificial intelligence algorithms and recommendations for mitigation,… Read More
Let’s talk money because that is an crucial part of the work we all do. Public health expenditure (PHE) plays a pivotal role in the European Union’s (EU) health systems…. Read More
Methods are important. They are how we come to knowledge about the world. And it seems that next week, there’s going to be a lot of methods coming down the… Read More
In today’s rapidly evolving world, the gap between scientific discoveries and their application in public health practices remains a significant challenge. This is more or less what I’ve dedicated my… Read More
Healthcare is on the brink of a transformation, thanks to the groundbreaking work done in predictive models using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). A shining example of this… Read More