7-1-7: an organising principle, target, and accountability metric to make the world safer from pandemics
Clear, universal performance standards for outbreak detection, reporting and control can improve accountability, save lives,...
Dismantling Public Health Infrastructure, Endangering American Lives
The New England Journal of Medicine | The extreme reductions that the Trump administration is...
Transparency Misinterpreted: CDC Vaccine Policy and Conflicts of Interest
Think Global Health | A former CDC director says the idea that the agency's vaccine...
Former CDC Director: RFK Jr. is Dangerously Wrong about Vaccines
TIME | The firing of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee threatens decades of progress, risking...
Mass Screenings Alone Won’t Control the U.S. Hypertension Problem
MedPage Today | Follow-up in healthcare facilities is key...
Improved hypertension care requires measurement and management in health facilities, not mass screening.
Mass hypertension screening diverts resources from primary care. Universal facility-based blood pressure measurement is more...
Former CDC Director Tom Frieden: Cuts to the agency will cost American lives and dollars
STAT News | Here are just three of the essential teams that have been gutted...
Former CDC director Tom Frieden shares warning for RFK Jr. on measles outbreak
STAT News Breakthrough Summit | Public health disaster is brewing as HHS secretary wavers on...
Unlocking health equity by eliminating copayments for essential antihypertensive medications
Eliminating copayments for antihypertensive medications increases adherence and blood pressure control while reducing cardiovascular events,...
Postponing last week’s vaccine meeting endangers Americans’ health
The Hill | The indefinite postponement of a key vaccine advisory meeting raises concerns about...
Fourth Time a Charm?—How to Make the UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases Effective
Noncommunicable diseases cause three-fourths of global deaths but receive only 2% of development health assistance,...
Former CDC director: Two programs reportedly on the chopping block must be saved
Trump administration plans to eliminate two essential CDC training programs. Former CDC director warns that...
Blood Pressure Control—Many Paths, 1 Goal.
Blood pressure control among individuals with hypertension in both high-income and in low-income and middle-income...