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By Julian Urrutia Behavioral economists are really into giving the cognitive errors they study, and the corrective policy interventions they favor, labels. “Status quo bias,” “availability bias,” “recall bias,” etc., can all be fixed through…
By Julian Urrutia Gilead Sciences has developed a new drug (Sovaldi) that cures hepatitis C. This is a huge deal: about 150 million people world wide are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV); according…
By Julian Urritia I am often surprised when I discover the folk who are on the same side of an issue as me. I must say, it’s not always a pleasant surprise. In fact, I…
By Julian Urrutia Hand-washing is one of the mainstays of public health and of good clinical practice. Images of surgeons with their hands raised in the air, as they enter the OR to have a…
By Julian Urritia Coca-Cola has an interesting symbolic presence the world of public health. Its delivery system is the envy of vaccine programs: the committed global health workers who’ve trekked for days through harsh and…
By Julian Urrutia My parent’s generation grew up in fear of a nuclear apocalypse: the cold war was raging, team USA and team USSR were competing in a frightening arms race, and people were building…
By Julian Urrutia The world’s population is aging (mostly excluding sub-Saharan Africa however). Perhaps the most alarming example of the challenge this demographic trend creates for policy-makers is the “one-two-four” problem it could cause for China…
By Julián Urrutia I recently attended a presentation by Bernard Black about a study he is working on where he evaluates the effect of health insurance on overall mortality and health among the near-elderly through…
By Julian Urrutia Human rights embody the humanist egalitarian principle that all human beings are morally important, and that they are morally important simply because of their humanity. Princes and paupers, bankers and bums, women…
By Julian Urrutia In my last post I promised I would provide details about the new piece of statutory legislation that was recently enacted by the Colombian Congress on the right to health, but first…
