Category: Policy

Why working at polling locations is good public health

Much of the conversation around voting in the primaries and general election has focused on the safety and feasibility of mail-in voting, yet we must also protect the millions of Americans who vote in-person during these elections. While we encourage p…

The Case For Tracing Covid-19 Social Networks, Not Just Contacts

Dr. Joshua Liao explains how to harness the power of social networks to target Covid-19 misinformation alongside other public health measures.

Cuomo Says New York Gyms Can Reopen If Masks Are Worn And At Reduced Capacity

New York takes another step forward in its slow, methodical reopening.

Ownership of outcomes: Reuniting power and responsibility

Expectations, particularly when unmet, can be a source of disappointment. Anticipating something to happen a certain way and having it not come to fruition can leave us wanting, waiting, wondering. It can be particularly challenging when we feel respon…

Canadian Father Dies Due To COVID Delays For Single-Payer Elective Surgeries

The pandemic has made Canada’s and the UK’s waits for necessary care even worse. Patients are now staring down an epic backlog that could take years to dig out of. And unfortunately, Democrats are planning to import such tragedies to America.

What happens if you are both too rich and too poor for health insurance?

After being kept up all night responding to pages, I was still half-asleep walking into Mr. Jenkins’ room for what I thought would be a routine early morning admission for new-onset seizures. From scanning through the electronic medical record, I was n…

Quality measures have gotten ahead of the science of quality measurement

Physician reimbursement increasingly depends upon measures of health care quality. Physicians who fall short on quality measures now face financial penalties. But it might be quality measures, themselves, that are falling short, according to a study co…

Meet The Forgotten Female Scientist Who Debunked Theories Of Male Superiority

Leta Stetter Hollingworth was a trailblazing psychologist and champion of women’s rights. But a century after the 19th Amendment, equality has a long way to go.

Why The U.S. Needs To Change Its Testing Strategy To Fight The Coronavirus Pandemic

Dr. Stephen Thomas, Chief of Infectious diseases at SUNY Upstate Medical University, explains what’s gone wrong with America’s coronavirus testing strategy, and how it can be fixed.

Court Approves NJ Plan To Borrow $9.9 Billion For Covid-19 Costs

“The pandemic has caused a health emergency, a broad-based economic one that has devastated many individuals and families and a fiscal crisis for the state,” Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote.