Methane Will Continue to Accelerate Climate Change
November 6, 2019
A new report co-authored by Deborah Gordon underscores the need to more accurately map, measure, and manage methane.
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What to Expect When You Have a Miscarriage (written by Emily Oster)
July 18, 2019 Medium
Professor Emily Oster in Medium's Elemental, "Miscarriage can be lonely, it can be devastating, and it can be confusing. Reassuringly, most women who miscarry go on to have healthy pregnancies. This can be hard to see when miscarriage is kept so secret, but if this happens, you are not alone."
Six Lies We Need to Stop Telling New Moms (interview with Emily Oster)
July 12, 2019 InStyle
Professor Emily Oster sat down with InStyle to debunk parenting myths. "You're making these decisions about something you've never thought about before, and they all feel incredibly important."
Health of its citizens is not a priority for the Indian State (interview with Prerna Singh)
July 11, 2019 Rediff.com
Associate Professor Prerna Singh discusses the state of health and healthcare in India, saying "Political elites need to feel that these are our children dying, that this is a crisis for us, a tragedy for our community, we must take immediate action to save the lives of our people."
New Evidence on Pot During Pregnancy (written by Emily Oster)
July 8, 2019 The Atlantic
Emily Oster in The Atlantic, "At this point, if you’re pregnant and a marijuana user and you’re wondering what to do, my answer is: Don’t freak out; do think seriously about quitting."
Babytalk: What advice is worth taking when you're pregnant? (interview with Emily Oster)
April 15, 2019 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Professor Emily Oster sat down with Penny Johnston of ABC's Babytalk to discuss what advice is worth taking during pregnancy.
G.O.P. Cruelty Is a Pre-existing Condition (research by Eric Patashnik cited)
March 29, 2019 The New York Times
Professor Eric Patashnik's article on Obamacare is featured in this article on Republicans' new fight over the Affordable Care Act. "Well, political scientists have some interesting thoughts about the reasons the G.O.P. won’t just throw in the towel on the A.C.A."
States, Societies, and the Control of Contagion in China and India
February 11, 2019
While at The American Academy in Berlin, Associate Professor Prerna Singh is working on a project that seeks to explore why polities with similar conditions have been characterized by different levels of containment.
Humanitarian Innovation Initiative Receives Funding from Gates Foundation
November 1, 2018
HI² received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a predictive tool to guide the treatment of pediatric diarrhea.
How Do Physicians, Policymakers Respond When a Procedure Proves No Better Than a Placebo?
October 12, 2018
In response to the Lancet’s ORBITA study in November 2017, Public Policy program director Eric Patashnik co-hosted a workshop at Yale University to address the research. The result of that workshop is a series of essays on the Health Affairs Blog titled, “ORBITA: Lessons from a Landmark Trial.”
Brown Professor Awarded $2.8 Million NIH Grant to Develop Mobile Health App
September 25, 2018
Director of the Humanitarian Innovation Initiative, Adam Levine, has been awarded a $2.8 million, five year grant from the National Institute of Health to develop a mobile health app.
All the scientific support for breastfeeding that the US apparently didn't read (research by Emily Oster cited)
July 12, 2018 Quartz
Earlier this year, the U.S. tried to weaken a World Health Organization proposal encouraging the benefits of breastfeeding. Economist Emily Oster pointed out that it's "impossible to disentangle" the most commonly cited benefits of breastfeeding, such as higher IQ and lower obesity rates, from socioeconomic factors.
The Health 202: Medicare for all is new Democratic mantra in congressional races (comments by Eric Patashnik)
July 9, 2018 The Washington Post
Progressive political candidates motivated by Bernie Sanders' insurgent run against Hillary Clinton in 2016 are advocating for Medicare for all as part of their platforms. Professor Eric Patashnik said that the political viability of the idea will ultimately depend on its details -- such as whether the program would eliminate the private-insurance system altogether.
Unhealthy Politics: The Battle Over Evidence-Based Medicine
June 13, 2018
Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine, co-written by Public Policy program director Eric Patashnik, describes the U.S. medical system, the most advanced in the world, and its insufficient evaluation process of treatments that often become widespread.
Health Reform after the 2016 Election
June 5, 2018
In May 2017, Professor Eric Patashnik convened a conference on “Health Reform after the 2016 Election,” bringing together scholars to examine and discuss the state of health reform. The contributions led to a special edition of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.
What we know about fighting Ebola (interview with Adam Levine)
May 25, 2018 International Medical Corps
Adam Levine, Director of the Humanitarian Innovation Initiative, speaks to International Medical Corps about the fight against Ebola.
The Arc of History Bends Toward Coverage: Health Policy at a Crossroads
April 9, 2018
A new article co-written by Public Policy Professor James A. Morone analyzes the repeated interaction between Republicans and Democrats when a U.S. president seeks to expand health coverage, and wonders if the Affordable Care Act has broken the pattern.
The arc of history bends toward coverage: Health policy at a crossroads (written by James A. Morone)
March 7, 2018 The Commonwealth Fund
Political scientist James A. Morone teams up with The Commonwealth Fund's President David Blumenthal to look back at the Affordable Care Act's passage through a historical lens, beginning with Harry Truman's proposed universal insurance plan in 1945.
Are You Getting Evidence-Based Healthcare? (interview with Eric Patashnik)
February 23, 2018 Innovation Hub
Eric Patashnik joins Innovation Hub to discuss evidence-based medical procedures and his recent book, Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine.
A Top-Secret US Military Base Will Melt Out of the Greenland Ice Sheet (comments by Jeff Colgan)
February 20, 2018 Motherboard
Political scientist Jeff Colgan discusses his new study on the impacts of climate change on military bases. “It’s not a high priority. In fact it’s a barely known [issue] in Washington."