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June 2024 Sandro Galea,
It is well established that politics, and the mechanisms of political action, have an important impact on the health of populations. The very… More
May 2024 Nahid Bhadelia, Laura White, Lawrence O. Gostin,
The next decade will be a critical window to prevent measles from regaining a foothold. More
May 2024 Ninez A. Ponce, Riti Shimkhada, AJ Scheitler, Tara Becker, Susan Babey,
Data equity refers to the production and distribution of high-quality, inclusive, actionable, and accessible data. Improving data equity involves… More
May 2024 Elif Alyanak, Sara Rosenbaum,
Six decades after its creation, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices carries vastly expanded responsibilities, and its recommendations carry substantially greater impact. More
May 2024 Elizabeth A. Stuart, Joshua M. Sharfstein,
There is growing recognition that the caustic scientific debates about the impact of masks, social distancing, and remote schooling during the… More
April 2024 Richard M. Scheffler, David Blumenthal,
A look at recent policy developments that bear on private equity in health care, and their potential impacts on this growing form of commercial activity in health care markets. More
April 2024 Paula M. Lantz, Emma Carter,
As of April 2024, approximately 250 local, state, and federal governmental entities have introduced bills, executive orders, and other policies that… More
April 2024 Jennifer Karas Montez,
Ten ways to accelerate research on the role that the seismic shifts in states’ policy contexts may have played in the troubling trends and growing disparities in Americans’ health. More
April 2024 Dalton Conley,
In my last Opinion piece, I discussed the theory that many diseases typical of our advanced years are actually different manifestations of a single… More
April 2024 Daniel Dawes, Anthony Iton,
The Supreme Court’s June 29, 2023, ruling that affirmative action in the admissions processes at Harvard College and the University of North… More