In every major global health milestone in our lifetimes, the United States has been at the forefront—from smallpox eradication in 1980 and the…  More

Since the 2022 Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, abortion law in the United States has been a complex maze of…  More

The recent US federal election has occasioned a substantial amount of reflection on the part of a broad range of sectors. Public health is no…  More

Medicaid’s size tells you everything you need to know about its prospects during a second Trump administration, the amount of energy that opponents…  More

In the week between November 5 and November 12, at least 20 times I was asked whether President-elect Donald Trump would ever nominate Robert F.…  More

In a series of decisions, the US Supreme Court has severely constrained the authority of federal agencies to regulate in the interest of public…  More

Rates of maternal mortality in the United States increased sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic, with evidence of widening racial disparities.1…  More

Health disparities—the differences in access to health care and related services as well as in health utilization and outcomes—are influenced by…  More

In recent years, there has been a growing focus on a perceived mental health crisis among adolescents, as embodied by the alarming rise in reported…  More

The social and economic arrangements Americans have created and maintained have shaped patterns of disease occurrence, prevalence, distribution, and recovery over the course of the country’s history.   More