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U.S. withdrawal from WHO could harm global public health

There could be severe public health consequences if the U.S. withdraws from the World Health Organization (WHO), according to two experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. A U.S. withdrawal from the WHO, as proposed by…

Is it OK to play frisbee during social distancing?

It’s safe to toss a frisbee back and forth during social distancing if you keep 10 to 12 feet away from your frisbee partner—but because COVID-19 could potentially be spread by the frisbee, make sure to wash your…

Can hospitals across the nation keep up?

New models developed by researchers at the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) and at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health project that, as the number of coronavirus patients increases in the U.S., the pressure on hospitals across…

The most expensive health care system in the world

The U.S. spends more on health care than all the other wealthy democracies in the world. But in spite of all that spending, life expectancy in the U.S lags behind that of its peer countries. And many Americans…

Op-ed: Surprise medical bills are ‘morally repugnant’

By some estimates, over half of Americans have received “surprise” medical bills that they thought would have been covered by insurance. In a December 9, 2019 Boston Globe opinion piece, Ashish Jha, K.T. Li Professor of Global Health…