Climate change may already be affecting global politics
Extreme weather events spurred by climate change are likely to acutely affect human health—and may reverse decades of progress in lowering mortality rates for children under five, according to Ashish Jha, K.T. Li Professor of International Health at…
VA reflects American history
The VA health system—the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs—has provided care since the mid-1940s for those who’ve served in the U.S. military. As such, the VA is a “living reflection” of the nation’s history, according to Ashish Jha…
Global health gains may be at risk if Bill Clinton leaves charity
If Bill Clinton leaves the board of a charity called the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)—which he has promised to do if Hillary Clinton becomes president—it could have negative consequences for global health, according to experts in the…
Zika, Ebola offer lessons for managing future pandemics
How can lessons from the Zika and Ebola outbreaks prepare the world for the next pandemic? That was the question discussed by experts during a webcast hosted by the Harvard Global Health Institute on August 22, 2016. Ashish…
Zika infections in Miami prompt CDC travel advisory
For the first time ever, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a travel advisory to a part of the continental U.S.—a one-square-mile area in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, where 14 people were infected with…
Postponing the Olympics ‘a wrong and dangerous message’
It is unlikely that the influx of travelers to Brazil for the Olympic Games in August will accelerate the spread of the Zika virus, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Professor Ashish Jha. In an…
‘Pay-for-performance’ programs may need a reboot
June 17, 2016 -- A new study suggests that so-called “pay-for-performance” programs—in which hospitals are financially rewarded for better patient outcomes and penalized for worse outcomes—may not be working. Ashish Jha, senior author of the study, discusses the…
Taking aim at salt
In this week’s podcast: The push to reduce the amount of salt in processed foods, plus new research that could offer a way to prevent Zika virus and a range of other diseases, and why many students don't…
This Week in Health: Making the modeling industry safer
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Patient hospital scores may provide insight into health outcomes
The way that patients rate their experience in a hospital may provide some useful insight into the quality of care at the facility.