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Nicole Spencer, 24, a medical student who suffers from Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), organizes her weekly medication.

Young Americans Prioritize Health Care in 2024 Election

by Anil Cacodcar

The chair of the Harvard Public Opinion Project explains why young Americans view health care as a top election issue

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Media crews work at the press room in the McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus ahead of the first 2024 presidential debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27, 2024.

Health Policy Takeaways from 2024's First U.S. Presidential Debate

by Chloe Searchinger

Where the presidential debate mentioned or missed on COVID responses, drug pricing, Medicare, and reproductive health

A man smokes a cigarette.
Governance

Tobacco Control Goes Missing from Indonesia's Presidential Ballot

by Farizal Rizky Muharram

A lack of campaign conversation around the risks of tobacco use worries health experts

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis listens to a question from the audience at a campaign town hall meeting, in Newport, New Hampshire, on August 19, 2023.
Governance

Did Florida Get It Right Against COVID-19?

by Thomas J. Bollyky, Ashley Nies, Isabella Turilli

What the scrutiny of DeSantis’s pandemic record has missed

U.S. President Joe Biden salutes from Air Force One as he departs for Egypt to attend the COP27 summit from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on November 10, 2022.
Governance

The Midterm Elections and U.S. Policy on Public and Global Health

by David P. Fidler

The elections produced double-edged results for U.S. efforts to strengthen public health at home and abroad

U.S. President-elect Joseph R. Biden prepares to remove his face mask to deliver remarks during a voter mobilization event at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Novi, Michigan on October 16, 2020.
Governance

Reflections on the Election in Pandemic America

by David P. Fidler

The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has not transformed U.S. politics on health

A man sanitizes a privacy booth to fight the spread of COVID-19 at a polling station in New York City, United States, on October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Governance

Holding Incumbents Accountable: COVID-19 at the Ballot Box

by Samantha Kiernan, Caroline Kantis

Lessons from elections during the pandemic in Dominican Republic, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, and South Korea

Estimated incidence per 100,000 people on November 3. Projections are based on no change in social distancing or mask use. The image shows a map of the United States colored according to each state's estimated incidence. IHME/Chris Troeger
Governance

COVID-19 Has a Strong Chance of Winning on November 3

by Christopher Troeger

Surging infection numbers suggest coronavirus cases will continue to increase in every state until the U.S. election

World map shows colors that correspond to the number of health security measures countries took during national elections in 2020.
Governance

Spare the Vote, Spoil the Virus?

by Samantha Kiernan, Caroline Kantis, Priyanka Sethy

Health security measures taken for elections by country

A man looks at parliamentary election campaign posters in Tehran, Iran on February 19, 2020. The photo shows the man standing in front of a board that is placarded with multiple political campaign posters, many of them identical and pasted over and over. The predominant colors are green, white, and red—like the Iranian flag. WANA/Nazanin Tabatabaee via REUTERS.
Trade

Coronavirus in Iran—An Isolated Response?

by Ray Takeyh

As the COVID-19 crisis deepens, will Tehran wean itself off suspicions and collaborate in efforts to control the virus?

An entrance sign to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on October 4, 2014. The sign says “EMERGENCY” and points to the left. In the background we can see an American flag billowing against a brilliant clear blue sky. REUTERS/Jim Young
Governance

The Future of American Democracy Depends on Improving U.S. Health

by Thomas J. Bollyky, Tara Templin, Simon Wigley

The U.S. is in the grip of two pathologies, one afflicting human health and the other the health of the political system