On February 27, 2019, by a vote of 240-190, the US House of Representatives passed HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. This short and simple bill would close the loopholes that allow millions of guns to change… Read More ›
Public Health
JAMA Forum: A Smarter War on Drugs
By Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH; R. Gil Kerlikowske, MA; and Michael P. Botticelli, MEd Since the United States first declared a war on drugs more than 40 years ago, the nation’s criminal justice system has largely implemented traditional strategies,… Read More ›
JAMA Forum: Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Globalizing Risk, Localizing Threats
Infectious diseases are a constant reality, yet it takes a shock to jolt the public’s attention and spur political action. The past weeks saw such as a shock at busy US airports, with the emergency quarantine of 3 flights. At… Read More ›
JAMA Forum: Enabling School Success to Improve Community Health
By Josh Sharfstein, MD, and Roberto Santamaria, MPH, MBA From an innovative play space designed to teach children about concepts of engineering and mathematics to an outdoor teaching kitchen to help students learn about nutrition and to new school health… Read More ›
JAMA Forum: The Health Innovation We Need
The word innovation is omnipresent in health and health care, describing new uses of technology and data, entrepreneurial ventures, and public sector efforts. Given the many challenges in the US health sector—including decreasing life expectancy, increasing costs, declining rates of… Read More ›
JAMA Forum: New Ebola Outbreak in Africa Is a Major Test for the WHO
On May 8, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of a confirmed outbreak of Ebola in Bikoro, on the shores of Lake Tumba in Équateur Province. Ebola in the DRC is not unexpected. The… Read More ›
JAMA Forum: A Breath of Bad Air: Trump Environmental Agenda May Lead to 80 000 Extra Deaths per Decade
By David Cutler, PhD, and Francesca Dominici, PhD President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt have pledged to reexamine landmark environmental policies and to repeal regulations. In their view, excessive regulations are harming US industry, and… Read More ›
