Public Health

What Does RFK’s Confirmation Tell Us About the US and Health Care?
Public Policy
February 16, 2025

What Does RFK’s Confirmation Tell Us About the US and Health Care?

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Should the USA Pull Out of the World Health Organization?
Public Policy
January 15, 2025

Should the USA Pull Out of the World Health Organization?

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‘Push, Pull, Dance’: Public Health Procurement – Saving Lives and Preventing Harm
Business and Management INK
July 18, 2024

‘Push, Pull, Dance’: Public Health Procurement – Saving Lives and Preventing Harm

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Corporate Health Policy: Pioneering a Fresh Avenue of Research
Business and Management INK
July 3, 2024

Corporate Health Policy: Pioneering a Fresh Avenue of Research

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The UK Pandemic Inquiry – Missing the Point?

The UK Pandemic Inquiry – Missing the Point?

The post-mortems on national governments’ management of the COVID-19 pandemic are getting under way. Some European countries have completed theirs, with rapid […]

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Pandemic Management – The Path Not Taken

Pandemic Management – The Path Not Taken

New data from the WHO show that during the pandemic’s first two years, Sweden had half the excess death rate of the UK, Germany or Spain – and a quarter of the excess death rate of many countries in Eastern Europe.

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SSRC, NSF Team Up To Examine Impact of Public Health Guidance

SSRC, NSF Team Up To Examine Impact of Public Health Guidance

In a new initiative with an initial $20 million budget, the U.S. National Science Foundation is partnering with the Social Science Research Council to identify and support science research into public health guidance and its impact.

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SSRC Launches $10 Million Project to Combat Health Misinformation

SSRC Launches $10 Million Project to Combat Health Misinformation

In the wake of the pandemic of suspect “facts” shared about COVID-19, social and behavioral scientists from around the world are encouraged […]

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Florence Nightingale at Home (with COVID-19)

Florence Nightingale at Home (with COVID-19)

A conspicuous feature of the pandemic has been the idealization of the home as a place of safety and refuge.

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Opinion: We Must Resist the Powerful Voices Arguing for Zero COVID

Opinion: We Must Resist the Powerful Voices Arguing for Zero COVID

Do we treat the coronavirus as an ordinary risk of life, much as we do with the other 30 respiratory viruses that have infected humans throughout history? Or do we try to eliminate the virus from the UK altogether – the so-called Zero COVID approach?

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Medical Imperialism and the Fate of Christmas

Medical Imperialism and the Fate of Christmas

What happens, asks Robert Dingwall, when governments attempt to impose a moral code on the everyday lives of citizens without the consent of those citizens?

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Coronavirus UK – A Nasty Infection But Let’s Have a Sense of Proportion

Coronavirus UK – A Nasty Infection But Let’s Have a Sense of Proportion

Of course the government should have a Plan B for a second wave. But this might also be a moment to ask where pandemic management is taking us.

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