Essays

Preparing for Pandemics and Other Health Threats—Societal Approaches to Protect and Improve Health.

JAMA Network | With Amanda McClelland...

Making hypertension drugs affordable will save thousands yearly.

Punch | High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the most common...

India’s hypertension control programme is an example for the world.

Hindustan Times | Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, kills more than 15 lakh...

India is on the way to gaining independence from its biggest killer, cardiovascular disease.

The Economic Times India | One of India’s most impressive achievements is gaining independence from...
The Atlantic

Three Solutions for Public Health—And One Dangerous Idea

The Atlantic | The agency I used to lead is beset by slowness, impracticality, and...
Wall Street Journal

Stopping a Pandemic Deadlier Than Covid

The Wall Street Journal | Cardiovascular disease kills more people each year than Covid at...

The Next Covid Wave Is Probably Already on Its Way.

The New York Times | The most important lesson of the Covid pandemic is that...

Former CDC directors: Coordinating our nation’s health data will save lives.

The Hill | As the SARS-CoV-2 surge recedes, we need to apply the lessons we’ve...

Making — and muddling — the case for mask and vaccine mandates.

CNN...

Why I’m cautiously optimistic about Covid-19.

CNN...

Preparing for Pandemics and Other Health Threats—Societal Approaches to Protect and Improve Health.

JAMA Network | With Amanda McClelland...

Making hypertension drugs affordable will save thousands yearly.

Punch | High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the most common...

India’s hypertension control programme is an example for the world.

Hindustan Times | Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, kills more than 15 lakh...

India is on the way to gaining independence from its biggest killer, cardiovascular disease.

The Economic Times India | One of India’s most impressive achievements is gaining independence from...
The Atlantic

Three Solutions for Public Health—And One Dangerous Idea

The Atlantic | The agency I used to lead is beset by slowness, impracticality, and...
Wall Street Journal

Stopping a Pandemic Deadlier Than Covid

The Wall Street Journal | Cardiovascular disease kills more people each year than Covid at...

The Next Covid Wave Is Probably Already on Its Way.

The New York Times | The most important lesson of the Covid pandemic is that...

Former CDC directors: Coordinating our nation’s health data will save lives.

The Hill | As the SARS-CoV-2 surge recedes, we need to apply the lessons we’ve...

Making — and muddling — the case for mask and vaccine mandates.

CNN...

Why I’m cautiously optimistic about Covid-19.

CNN...
October 4, 2022

Making hypertension drugs affordable will save thousands yearly.

Punch | High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the most common health conditions, affecting about 30% of adults in Nigeria.
September 29, 2022

India’s hypertension control programme is an example for the world.

Hindustan Times | Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, kills more than 15 lakh people in India every year, but now India has made a strong start improving care
September 17, 2022

India is on the way to gaining independence from its biggest killer, cardiovascular disease.

The Economic Times India | One of India’s most impressive achievements is gaining independence from industrially produced trans fat in food by committing to the WHO goal of elimination by
August 31, 2022

Three Solutions for Public Health—And One Dangerous Idea

The Atlantic | The agency I used to lead is beset by slowness, impracticality, and lack of strategic thinking—but its mission is too essential to abandon.
March 25, 2022

Stopping a Pandemic Deadlier Than Covid

The Wall Street Journal | Cardiovascular disease kills more people each year than Covid at its worst. We know how to prevent it. We just need the political will.
March 22, 2022

The Next Covid Wave Is Probably Already on Its Way.

The New York Times | The most important lesson of the Covid pandemic is that the only constant is change.
March 10, 2022

Former CDC directors: Coordinating our nation’s health data will save lives.

The Hill | As the SARS-CoV-2 surge recedes, we need to apply the lessons we’ve learned during this pandemic to improve our response to the next health emergency.