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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Consider 2 US health agencies: One regulates drugs and biologics, medical devices, tobacco and cosmetics, and most of the food we eat. The other regulates the use of chemicals in the environment, the water we drink, and the air we… Read More ›
By Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, and Gina A. McCarthy, MS Three developments in late 2017 heightened attention to the critical intersection between science, climate change, and health: The US Global Change Research Program’s Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) identified… Read More ›
Every 30 seconds, someone dies in a road traffic crash, and 10 people are seriously injured. Road traffic mortality is the fifth leading cause of death in the world, resulting in 1.25 million deaths globally in 2013. For young people… Read More ›
As overdose deaths mount, leading to a decline in US life expectancy 2 years in a row, my New Year’s wish is for more people to appreciate this statement: Not all well-intentioned approaches to addressing the opioid epidemic are good… Read More ›
