Atul Gawande nominated for senior USAID post
Public health expert, surgeon, and writer Atul Gawande has been nominated by President Joe Biden to lead global health development at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
It’s too soon to relax COVID-19 restrictions, say experts
States across the U.S. are easing COVID-19 restrictions. But experts from Harvard Chan School say that the rollbacks are happening too soon, noting that recent declines in the number of new COVID-19 cases are slowing.
Gawande: More vaccinations, masking key to fighting COVID
Rolling out vaccines as quickly as possible and doubling down on COVID-19 precautions such as wearing masks will be the most effective tools to fight the virus in the months to come, according to Harvard Chan School’s Atul…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Atul Gawande, 02/09/21
You’re listening to a press conference from the Harvard School of Public Health with Atul Gawande, a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management. This call was recorded at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February…
A North Dakota community’s struggle with COVID
Atul Gawande wrote about sharp divisions among residents of Minot, North Dakota regarding how to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.
Already vaccinated? Keep masking up anyway.
Atul Gawande was quoted on COVID-19 vaccines, wearing masks, and other pandemic-related topics in several media outlets.
Opinion: Roll out vaccines using honor code
Distributing COVID-19 vaccines according to an honor code could minimize bureaucratic red tape and help hasten the rollout, according to experts from Ariadne Labs and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Biden administration to focus on masks and forging national plan to slow COVID-19
Successful results from studies of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are encouraging, but President-elect Joe Biden’s immediate focus in fighting the pandemic is getting more states to institute mask mandates, which could save as many as 130,000 lives in the…
Widespread testing, public health investment could help tame pandemic
Fast and easy coronavirus testing could help the U.S. get back to some semblance of normalcy during the coronavirus pandemic, according to surgeon, writer, and public health researcher Atul Gawande.
Bridging the Know-Do Gap
Ariadne Labs’ Better Evidence program brings the most up-to-date clinical knowledge to health care providers in resource-poor countries.