The Privatization of Cancer
In my forthcoming article, I argue that our cancer regulatory regimes inadequately protect the public.
Daniel Aaron
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Read more: Obesity and Systemic Racism: A Teaching Guide for a New Paper Obesity and Systemic Racism: A Teaching Guide for a New Paper
Is obesity a manifestation of systemic racism? This teaching guide will stir thought and provoke discussion among students.
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Read more: COVID-19 Policies and Constitutional Violations 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.
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Read more: Why COVID-19 is a Chronic Health Concern for the US Why COVID-19 is a Chronic Health Concern for the US
Coronavirus is an acute problem at the individual level, but nationally it represents a chronic concern.
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Read more: Why soda taxes, an awesome public health policy, are rare 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 is devastating the public’s health Diet is the top cause of death and disability in the United States and abroad….
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Read more: Why Our Health Care Is Incomplete: Review of “Exposed” (Part II) 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 Can Be Done About It. Part II of this book review offers an analytical discussion of “cost exposure,” the main…
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Read more: Why Our Health Care Is Incomplete: Review of “Exposed” (Part I) 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 Can Be Done About It. This book review will offer an analytical discussion of “cost exposure,” the main subject of…
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Read more: E-Cigarette Laws that Work for Everyone 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 use e-cigarettes. Currently millions of youth are estimated to be addicted to e-cigarettes. The rules also could have reduced nicotine…
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Read more: One of the Biggest Public Health Initiatives in History: PEPFAR and HIV 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. PEPFAR was launched in 2003 in response to a burgeoning global epidemic of HIV. The program offered $2 billion annually,…
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Read more: The Privatization of Opioid Litigation The Privatization of Opioid Litigation
By Dan 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 individuals harmed by the crisis. For example, see the following tweet: Let’s work out tax and healthcare financing policy county…
