Way Home invites the U.S. to view its homelessness crisis up close
A picture of the unrelenting displacement, danger, and exclusion experienced by the unhoused
Policy & Practice
Bringing the public back to public health
Reflection and change are needed.
The culmination of a “silent eldercide going on for decades”
A provocative book puts nursing home COVID-19 deaths under the microscope.
Do overdose prevention centers work in the U.S.? Researchers want to know
The first state-approved site in the U.S. will be part of a study on how they affect opioid outcomes.
A bipartisan perspective on public health’s uncertain future
Elias Zerhouni and Tom Frieden discuss the future of NIH, the CDC, and more.
What should happen to doctors who spread misinformation?
So far, medical boards have been hands-off.
Massachusetts tackles flaws that cost lives during the pandemic
“Covid made the case clearly that public health infrastructure is really important.”
Mixed lessons from intentionally infecting people with COVID-19
Challenge trials help researchers study immune responses. Skeptics still doubt the approach is worth the risks.
Even great data couldn’t solve the UK’s COVID woes
The UK had arguably the best public health data in the world, but nearly 250,000 people still died.