What Chicago can teach the rest of the country about distributing vaccines more equitably.
Public Health
Infection Is Not the Only Pandemic Health Risk
Preeti Malani on data showing an increase in ED visit rates for mental health, overdose and violence during the pandemic.
Fixing Health Care’s ‘Leaky Pipes’ Could Save the U.S. $340 Billion
The U.S. health care system has a lot of problems. Fixing even a few small ones could add up to big savings.
Death, Disease and Denial: Combating COVID in the ER
What one doctor has learned after a year of fighting the virus.
Xavier Becerra: Get to Know Biden’s Pick to Lead HHS
We explore Becerra’s health policy record, what drives his views and what he could do about the country’s health care consolidation problem.
The Dangers of a Slow Vaccine Rollout
Karen Joynt Maddox on research showing how critical it is for the U.S. to have a swift distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
We Need You
Why are so many nursing home workers hesitant to get vaccinated, and what can be done to turn those numbers around?
What’s the Best Way to Limit the Spread of COVID-19?
Brooke Nichols on research comparing the most effective non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Best of 2020
We look back on some of the best health policy podcast episodes of the year with help from a few of our podcast host friends.
The Perils of Self-Reported COVID Screenings
Andrew Goodman-Bacon examines research on the effectiveness of self-reported workplace COVID screenings.
