2023 Public health stories #2

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 2 of 2023. I. “To be broadly applicable, an AI model needs to be reproducible, which means the code and data should be available and error-free, …….But privacy issues, ethical concerns and regulatory hurdles have made reproducibility elusive in health-care AI” The […]

2023 Public health stories #1

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 1 of 2023. I. Best of 2022 global health stories from Think Global Health II. III. The value of local public health departments– “The de Beaumont Foundation commissioned Morning Consult to survey and track awareness of public health departments, perceptions of their […]

2022 Public health Year IN REVIEW

Curated list of lists- Top 2022 public health stories that stood out from my reading shelf for wrapping up 2022. 1. Public health data modernization is in the works. There are several efforts and initiatives underway intended to transform the way data is moved in public health now. 2. The effects of overturning Roe v. Wade in seven simple […]

2022 Public health stories #52

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 52 of 2022. I. ‘An Arm and a Leg’: The Year in Review, From Prenatal Testing to Insulin Pricing In the year’s final episode, the editorial team behind the “An Arm and a Leg” podcast looks back on the stories from 2022 […]

2022 Public health stories #51

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 51 of 2022. I. Twitter changed science — what happens now it’s in turmoil? II. From COVID to mpox to polio: Our 9 most-read ‘viral’ stories in 2022 from NPR III. Disclaimer: Posts and opinions are my own and do not reflect […]

2022 Public health stories #50

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 50 of 2022. I. II. This conversation b/w an award winning NY Times journalist and ChatGPT is very illuminating! The implications on public health and healthcare are limitless. III. The great Texas COVID tragedy by Dr Hotez- an excellent paper with thought […]

2022 Public health stories #49

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 49 of 2022. I. Conspiracy Theories About COVID-19 Help Nobody II. III. Former CDC director Dr Besser and CDC Advisory BoardMember Dr Morita writes in an opinion piece “An equity-focused CDC can address racial disparities in health and life“ “With fresh thinking, […]

2022 Public health stories #48

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 48 of 2022. I. II. III. Interesting idea to establish national public health institutes to accomplish key public health functions. Disclaimer: Posts and opinions are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.

2022 Public health stories #47

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 47 of 2022. I. II. How We Can Err if We Rely on Randomized Controlled Trials Perspective from Dr Topol, Dr Verghese, Dr Greenhalgh Mistrust and Polarization Steer Rural Governments to Reject Federal Public Health Funding III. When Malpractice Occurs at Community […]

2022 Public health stories #46

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 46 of 2022. I. A good explainer on why US is not pursuing nasal vaccines for COVID from NY Times “The End of Vaccines at ‘Warp Speed’” II. ““One of the things that we’re hopeful that people can learn from the pandemic […]