Author

Daniel Aaron

  • Environment

    The Privatization of Cancer

    In my forthcoming article, I argue that our cancer regulatory regimes inadequately protect the public.

    The Privatization of Cancer

    City with trash in foreground and smokestacks producing smog in background.
  • Bioethics

    COVID-19 Policies and Constitutional Violations

    During the coronavirus crisis, protesters are right that their liberty has been infringed. But the real cause is insufficient federal public health efforts.

    COVID-19 Policies and Constitutional Violations

    Madison, Wisconsin / USA - April 24, 2020: Demonstrators hold flags and signs at an anti lockdown rally on the steps of the Wisconsin State capitol. State Street is in the background.
  • Bioethics

    Why soda taxes, an awesome public health policy, are rare

    By Daniel Aaron This post is, in part, a response to a panel discussion on soda taxes and obesity, given by Professors Emily Broad Leib, Steven Gortmaker, and Carmel Shachar on February 14, 2020. Diet…

    Why soda taxes, an awesome public health policy, are rare

    Up close details of a dark soda in ice.
  • Behavioral Economics

    Why Our Health Care Is Incomplete: Review of “Exposed” (Part II)

    By: Daniel Aaron Just last month, Professor Christopher T. Robertson, at the University of Arizona College of Law, released his new book about health care, entitled Exposed: Why Our Health Insurance Is Incomplete and What…

    Why Our Health Care Is Incomplete: Review of “Exposed” (Part II)

    A calculator, a stethoscope, and a stack of money rest on a table.
  • Behavioral Economics

    Why Our Health Care Is Incomplete: Review of “Exposed” (Part I)

    By Daniel Aaron Just last month, Professor Christopher T. Robertson, at the University of Arizona College of Law, released his new book about health care, entitled Exposed: Why Our Health Insurance Is Incomplete and What…

    Why Our Health Care Is Incomplete: Review of “Exposed” (Part I)

    A calculator, a stethoscope, and a stack of money rest on a table.
  • Behavioral Health

    E-Cigarette Laws that Work for Everyone

    By Daniel Aaron The Trump Administration has retreated from proposed tobacco regulations that experts generally agree would benefit public health. The regulations would have included a ban on flavored e-cigarettes, a favorite of children who…

    E-Cigarette Laws that Work for Everyone

    Several vaping devices on a table
  • Global Health

    One of the Biggest Public Health Initiatives in History: PEPFAR and HIV

    By Daniel Aaron In October, the Petrie-Flom Center hosted a conference of world-leading experts in HIV/AIDS to discuss one of the biggest public health successes in history: PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.…

    One of the Biggest Public Health Initiatives in History: PEPFAR and HIV

    Ambassador-at-Large Deborah Birx giving a speech from a podium with an American flag and PEPFAR banner in the background
  • Behavioral Health

    The Privatization of Opioid Litigation

    By Daniel Aaron As the opioid litigation continues over the shadow of one of our nation’s most pressing public health crises, some criticism has been levied at private lawyers representing the cities, counties, states, and…

    The Privatization of Opioid Litigation

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