Social rank: a risk factor whose time has come?

Social rank: a risk factor whose time has come?

56 million people died in 2015, many prematurely and most (71%) from non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Yet NCDs were absent from the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which expired in 2015. Recognising this absence, WHO has set member states a goal to reduce premature mortality from the major NCDs by 25% by 2025 (the 25 × 25 goal). To achieve this goal, WHO urges action on seven establish...

Multicommunicating: a Practice Whose Time Has Come?

We offer the concept of multicommunicating to describe overlapping conversations, an increasingly common occurrence in the technology-enriched workplace. We define multicommunicating, distinguish it from other behaviors, and develop propositions for future research. Our work extends the literature on technology-stimulated restructuring and reveals one of the opportunities provided by lean media...

Geoengineering: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Some engineers and scientists recently have suggested that it would be prudent to consider engaging in geoengineering to mitigate global warming. Geoengineering differs from other methods for mitigating global warming because it involves a deliberate effort to affect the climate at a global scale. Although geoengineering is not a new idea, it has taken on added significance as a result of diffi...

JCHIMP – an idea whose time has come

W ith this issue, we complete Volume 6 of the Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives (JCHIMP). Volume 6 #6 is the 29th issue over the last 6 years, having published 366 manuscripts. The journal was initially conceived at the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) semi-annual meeting in Minneapolis during the Community Hospital Assembly in 2010. The f...

Clinical lipidology: A subspecialty whose time has come.