Epidemiology Archives - Mathew Kiang (.com) https://mathewkiang.com/category/epidemiology/ Yes, with one "t". Tue, 28 Feb 2023 01:28:10 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://mathewkiang.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Epidemiology Archives - Mathew Kiang (.com) https://mathewkiang.com/category/epidemiology/ 32 32 Our JAMA IM paper on excess mortality among physicians in the US was just published https://mathewkiang.com/2023/02/27/our-jama-im-paper-on-excess-mortality-among-physicians-in-the-us-was-just-published/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 01:26:41 +0000 https://mathewkiang.com/?p=2685 The post Our <i>JAMA IM</i> paper on excess mortality among physicians in the US was just published appeared first on Mathew Kiang (.com).

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]]> I’m on a National Academies’ committee about opioid and benzo prescribing in the VA — public comments welcome for the upcoming (open) sessions https://mathewkiang.com/2023/02/01/im-on-a-national-academies-committee-about-opioid-and-benzo-prescribing-in-the-va-public-comments-welcome-for-the-upcoming-open-sessions/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 01:27:57 +0000 https://mathewkiang.com/?p=2687 The post I’m on a National Academies’ committee about opioid and benzo prescribing in the VA — public comments welcome for the upcoming (open) sessions appeared first on Mathew Kiang (.com).

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]]> CrisisReady’s Annual Report is out. A reminder that the point of academia is to work with people you like on things you think are important. https://mathewkiang.com/2022/08/09/crisisreadys-annual-report-is-out-a-reminder-that-the-point-of-academia-is-to-work-with-people-you-like-on-things-you-think-are-important/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:05:31 +0000 https://mathewkiang.com/?p=2554 The post CrisisReady’s Annual Report is out. A reminder that the point of academia is to work with people you like on things you think are important. appeared first on Mathew Kiang (.com).

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]]> My slides from a guest lecture on data visualization https://mathewkiang.com/2022/08/02/my-slides-from-a-guest-lecture-on-data-visualization/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 02:04:59 +0000 https://mathewkiang.com/?p=2552 The post My slides from a guest lecture on data visualization appeared first on Mathew Kiang (.com).

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]]> My slides from PAA 2022 on excess fatal drug poisonings in California https://mathewkiang.com/2022/04/28/my-slides-from-paa-2022-on-excess-fatal-drug-poisonings-in-california/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 02:00:09 +0000 https://mathewkiang.com/?p=2550 The post My slides from PAA 2022 on excess fatal drug poisonings in California appeared first on Mathew Kiang (.com).

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]]> My slides from a panel on wildfires, power outages, and vulnerability in California https://mathewkiang.com/2021/06/02/my-slides-from-a-panel-on-wildfires-power-outages-and-vulnerability-in-california/ Thu, 03 Jun 2021 01:09:58 +0000 https://mathewkiang.com/?p=2363 The post My slides from a panel on wildfires, power outages, and vulnerability in California appeared first on Mathew Kiang (.com).

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]]> Our new paper in Epidemiology looking at trends and sociodemographic disparities in electricity-dependent durable medical equipment rentals https://mathewkiang.com/2021/02/15/our-new-paper-in-epidemiology-looking-at-trends-and-sociodemographic-disparities-in-electricity-dependent-durable-medical-equipment-rentals/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 18:40:51 +0000 https://mathewkiang.com/?p=2269 The post Our new paper in <i>Epidemiology</i> looking at trends and sociodemographic disparities in electricity-dependent durable medical equipment rentals appeared first on Mathew Kiang (.com).

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]]> About 1 in 6 Medicare beneficiaries left behind opioid pills after death — it should be easy and simple for their families to safely dispose of old medications https://mathewkiang.com/2021/01/29/about-1-in-6-medicare-beneficiaries-left-behind-opioid-pills-after-death-it-should-be-easy-and-simple-for-their-families-to-safely-dispose-of-old-medications/ Sat, 30 Jan 2021 04:22:54 +0000 https://mathewkiang.com/?p=2256 The post About 1 in 6 Medicare beneficiaries left behind opioid pills after death — it should be easy and simple for their families to safely dispose of old medications appeared first on Mathew Kiang (.com).

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]]> Comparing epidemics https://mathewkiang.com/2021/01/16/comparing-epidemics/ Sat, 16 Jan 2021 22:01:47 +0000 https://mathewkiang.com/?p=2242 n all likelihood, the US will end up with more (direct) deaths from COVID-19 than the “opioid epidemic” since 1999. Using the CDC WONDER data for opioid deaths and the NYTimes data for COVID-19, I show the cumulative deaths (y-axis) from all opioids (blue) and from COVID (red) over time (x-axis). I’ll be updating this periodically. Last updated: 3/5/2021.  

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]]> In all likelihood, the US will end up with more (direct) deaths from COVID-19 than the “opioid epidemic” since 1999.

Using the CDC WONDER data for opioid deaths and the NYTimes data for COVID-19, I show the cumulative deaths (y-axis) from all opioids (blue) and from COVID (red) over time (x-axis).

UPDATE: On March 2, 2021, the US has had more confirmed COVID-19 deaths than all opioid-related deaths 1999 to 2019. My back-of-the-envelope estimates suggests we will easily pass the 2020 opioid-related deaths by the end of April.

I’ll be updating this periodically. Last updated: 3/5/2021.

 

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]]> Our paper in Scientific Reports about incorporating mobility data and using ensemble models to predict dengue in Thailand https://mathewkiang.com/2021/01/13/a-paper-in-scientific-reports-about-incorporating-mobility-data-and-using-ensemble-models-to-predict-dengue-in-thailand/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:26:58 +0000 https://mathewkiang.com/?p=2227 The post Our paper in <i>Scientific Reports</i> about incorporating mobility data and using ensemble models to predict dengue in Thailand appeared first on Mathew Kiang (.com).

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