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Better Off talks with Harvard Chan School's Howard Koh about lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, also known as swine flu, and how the incoming administration can use those lessons to respond to COVID-19. Subscribe to…
Better Off: A new podcast from Harvard Chan School
How can we make our families, communities, and our world a little bit better during the COVID-19 crisis, and beyond? That's the question we're asking on Better Off, a new podcast from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…
What will the Biden presidency mean for American health care?
The election of Joe Biden is likely to have significant implications for health care in America, according to health policy expert John McDonough of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In a December 3, 2020 episode of…
Forecasting the future of the ACA
Benjamin Sommers discusses how a court challenge to the Affordable Care Act, and the Biden presidency, could impact U.S. health policy.
Medicaid expansion linked with fewer cancer deaths
Medicaid expansion propelled by the Affordable Care Act has been linked with a significant reduction in risk of early death among patients with newly diagnosed cases of breast, lung, and colon cancer, according to a new study.
How the 2020 election might shape U.S. health policy
Two Harvard Chan School experts explored the implications of the 2020 election for the future of U.S. health policy in a special report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Where post-election health care may be headed
After the election, changes are likely on the docket for the Affordable Care Act, telehealth, and the COVID-19 response, according to Harvard Chan School health policy expert Benjamin Sommers.
Op-ed: Public health researchers should get political
It’s time for researchers to step into politics, according to Mary Bassett, director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and FXB Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights…
Advertising by chain restaurants linked to adult weight gain in low-income areas
Unhealthy food and beverage marketing by chain restaurants is associated with modest weight gain among adults living in low-income U.S. counties.
Philanthropic Impact Fall 2020
Putting disordered eating at the center of public health discourse; Investing in the intersection of public health and business