Public Health

What White House COVID Coordinator Ashish Jha Learned on the Job

During his 14 months as White House COVID Coordinator, Ashish Jha learned about building consensus, crafting practical policy and how to deal with imperfect data.

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What Gas Stoves, Minimum Wage Laws and the Military Teach Us About Health Policy

We get a sneak peek at some of the most exciting papers coming out of a major health economics conference.

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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.

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What the PHE Taught Us About Sick Leave, Telemedicine and Public Health Powers

A trio of studies help mark the end of the PHE, and recap some of the health policy lessons learned from this unprecedented period.

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What we’ve learned from federal efforts to fight HIV/AIDS

A recent NBER working paper compares the impact of public health funding for HIV/AIDS to other federal programs.

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Two Worrisome Studies Highlight Patient Safety

Two new studies on ransomware attacks and medical devices have drawn attention to patient safety issues.

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What We Breathe Matters

Dr. Natasha DeJarnett shares new research that summarizes evidence exploring how air pollution harms human health.

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Immunocompromised in a COVID-Weary World

An immunosuppressed physician explains what navigating her life – and her workplace – is like in this COVID-fatigued world.

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Health Care’s Climate Change Contradiction

We explore health care’s role in the climate crisis and what policies are needed to shrink its carbon footprint.

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