How Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious plan to force more people into mental health treatment left many families still searching for help.
Public Health Policies
Posted inPublic Health
What Could RFK Jr. Do As Head of HHS? We Asked Someone Who’s Done the Job
Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius shares what the country’s top health official can and can’t do, and what she wants senators to know ahead of RFK’s confirmation hearings.
Posted inHealth Equity
92,000 Transgender People Took This Survey. Here’s What We Learned
As lawmakers around the country take aim at transgender rights, we dig into findings from the largest survey ever of trans Americans.
Posted inPublic Health
Should Remote Opioid Addiction Treatment Stay in the Mix?
Two recent studies show the impact of an ongoing, COVID-era rule that let doctors treat opioid addiction entirely remotely.
Posted inHealth Law
A Closer Look at the Abortion Medication Mifepristone
What is the abortion drug at the center of a new legal maelstrom–and what happens if patients lose access to it?
Posted inPublic Health
The Return of Our Research Newsletter
Meet the man behind our revamped research newsletter.
Posted inHealth Law
Biden and COVID-19
We ask the experts about Biden’s plans to increase COVID-19 testing, shore up PPE and supply chains, and institute a national mask mandate.
Posted inPublic Health
Leaving the WHO
President Trump says the U.S. is leaving the World Health Organization. What it might mean for public health in the U.S. and the world.
Posted inHealth Law
Bill, Interrupted
The coronavirus has dashed Colorado Democrats’ dreams of passing a highly anticipated public option bill.
Posted inHealth Technology
What the Fax?
Public health departments find themselves fighting the coronavirus with phones and faxes rather than the real-time data that they need.