How to pitch us at Nieman Storyboard: niemanstoryboard.org/about-storyboa…

“An Imperfect Storm” recounts Nigeria’s response to COVID-19 from the perspectives of Vivianne Ihekweazu, who heads the watchdog group @NigHealthWatch, and her husband Chikwe Ihekweazu, director of NCDC. @PaulAdepoju reviews the book for HPH. harvardpublichealth.org/policy-practic…

Is alcohol good or bad for you? It's all more nuanced than headlines, including the one in this post, suggest. harvardpublichealth.org/policy-practic…

Scurvy is still around-we just don't look for it anymore. H/T Esther Dyson linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Another sign that health insurance companies don't actually care about your health.

“I’m an emergency department doc at the end of the day, and I’m sorta wired to run into burning buildings with my cape on. But that approach isn’t sustainable for a health care system—nor for society." Alister Martin on why Vot-ER matters. harvardpublichealth.org/policy-practic…

Have you read our latest feature in Harvard Public Health Magazine? 🗞️ Read about how Dr. Alister Martin's experience with patients in the ER inspired him to create Vot-ER. ➡️ Read more here: harvardpublichealth.org/policy-practic… #VotER #ElectionDay Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Harvard Public Health magazine

Texas officials acknowledged some errors after they stripped Medicaid coverage from more than 2 million people, most of them children. A @ProPublica and Texas Tribune review of records shows that these mistakes and others were preventable. harvardpublichealth.org/policy-practic…

excellent discussion! Thank you for joining us.

To solve the home care worker shortage, “We have to build a caregiving infrastructure that treats workers and beneficiaries well,” says Judy Feder, a long-term care policy expert at McCourt School. bit.ly/3BJS0yT

America's share of the world's market capitalization has grown steadily since 2010. It is now higher than it was under any former president since Ronald Reagan. So much for the claim that "America is in decline". 🚀🚀🚀🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

You’re as Good as Your Best Byline niemanreports.org/articles/youre… via Nieman Reports

My insurer Aetna sent my authorization for needed sinus surgery to a reviewer whose Linked In described her specialty as "asian eyelid surgery" and a certified life coach. Denied. After much fighting, reversed, with apologies, when my husband's HR department got involved.

Universal health care may drive the vote in #PuertoRico: U.S. regulations once undid Puerto Rico's first pass at universal care. A new political alliance gives it another chance via @harvard Harvard Public Health magazine harvardpublichealth.org/policy-practic…

Puerto Rico once embraced socialized medicine. Then U.S. regulations and shifting leadership pushed the archipelago into private health care. Now, a two-party alliance is trying to win election in November with a new single-payer proposal. harvardpublichealth.org/policy-practic…

hooray C. Brandon Ogbunu !

Redlining is digital, too. We have plenty of ways to address that problem. Read about it in Harvard Public Health magazine linkedin.com/posts/mffitzge…

seems like a good time to resurface this oped on #federalism Harvard Public Health magazine published earlier this year. harvardpublichealth.org/policy-practic…

Listening to Michael Rezendes discussing Katherine Vaz's new novel about Portuguese #Presbyterians in Civil War-era Illinois. @harvardbook