2024
Estimating the lives that could be saved by expanded access to weight-loss drugs
Pandey A, Ye Y, Wells C, Singer B, Galvani A. Estimating the lives that could be saved by expanded access to weight-loss drugs. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2412872121. PMID: 39405358, PMCID: PMC11513960, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2412872121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Obesity AgentsFemaleGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityUnited StatesWeight LossConceptsGlucagon-like peptide-1Body mass index categoriesObesity prevalence dataGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsHazard ratio of mortalityRatio of mortalityPublic health impactWeight loss drugsInsurance coverage issuesGastric inhibitory polypeptideHealthcare accessType 2 diabetesUnited StatesPublic health crisisObesity epidemicReceptor agonistsIndex categoriesHazard ratioPrevalence dataInhibitory polypeptidePeptide-1Health impactsNovel treatmentObesityHealth crisis
2022
Is life expectancy higher in countries and territories with publicly funded health care? Global analysis of health care access and the social determinants of health
Galvani-Townsend S, Martinez I, Pandey A. Is life expectancy higher in countries and territories with publicly funded health care? Global analysis of health care access and the social determinants of health. Journal Of Global Health 2022, 12: 04091. PMID: 36370409, PMCID: PMC9653205, DOI: 10.7189/jogh.12.04091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEducational StatusHealth Services AccessibilityHumansLife ExpectancyResidence CharacteristicsSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsHealth care accessLevel of burdenCare accessSocial determinantsHealth careLife expectancyCountry-level informationMultiple social determinantsLonger life expectancyEconomic stabilityLongevity of lifeMean life expectancyEquitable distributionHealthy agingCareCountriesBurdenDeterminantsExpectancyDescriptive statistical analysisHealthSubstantial impactStatistical analysisQuartile