-
2 weeks ago | 
time.com | Christopher Worsham |Anupam B. Jena
Big data can help make Americans healthier, and the Trump Administration has stated—in its recently released Make America Healthy Again report and elsewhere—that building a national big-data platform is one of its primary goals.
-
2 months ago | 
bmj.com | Christopher Worsham |Charles Bray |Anupam B. Jena
Research BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-082324 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:e082324 Christopher M Worsham, assistant professor123, Charles F Bray, research assistant1, Anupam B Jena, Joseph P Newhouse professor of health care policy and medicine124 1Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA 2Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA 3Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital,...
-
Mar 7, 2025 | 
time.com | Christopher Worsham |Anupam B. Jena
IdeasBy Christopher M. Worsham and Anupam B. JenaMarch 7, 2025 10:58 AM ESTWorsham is a critical care physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. He is co-author of Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health and the Random Acts of Medicine Substack. Jena is an economist, physician, and professor at Harvard Medical School and host of the Freakonomics, MD podcast.
-
Jan 14, 2025 | 
time.com | Christopher Worsham |Anupam B. Jena
IdeasBy Christopher M. Worsham and Anupam B. JenaJanuary 14, 2025 10:36 AM ESTWorsham is a critical care physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. He is co-author of Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health and the Random Acts of Medicine Substack. Jena is an economist, physician, and professor at Harvard Medical School and host of the Freakonomics, MD podcast.
-
Aug 23, 2024 | 
msn.com | Christopher Worsham |Anupam B. Jena
Continue reading More for You Continue reading More for You
-
Aug 23, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Christopher Worsham |Anupam B. Jena
The CDC estimates that there were over 20 million cases of influenza across the U.S. during the last flu season, leading to 230,000 hospitalizations and 14,000 deaths. Cases were particularly high in the week leading up to Christmas. The statistics highlight the importance not only of getting a flu shot, but of getting it at the right time to protect us when we need it most.
-
Aug 23, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Christopher Worsham |Anupam B. Jena
Lifestyle7 hours agoThe New Etiquette of Negotiating With Your Real-Estate AgentThe Wall Street Journal. - Veronica Dagher • 7hShopping for a home now requires a knack for negotiation and a lot more due diligence. After a landmark settlement the National Association of Realtors, or NAR, reached over commissions, home buyers are responsible for negotiating their agent’s commission.
-
Jul 25, 2024 | 
jamanetwork.com | Eva Senechal |Charles Bray |Christopher Worsham |Anupam B. Jena
Introduction Popular culture has been shown to influence health behaviors among the general public.1 For example, Katie Couric’s live streamed colonoscopy was associated with a transient 21% increase in colonoscopies, Angelina Jolie’s essay about her experience with breast cancer led to a transient 64% increase in genetic testing, and a 29% increase in suicide rates was observed in the months following the controversial season finale of 13 Reasons Why.2-4 The movie Barbie was released July...
-
Jul 14, 2024 | 
dailyrepublic.com | Gaurav Singal |Anupam B. Jena
The history of medical diagnosis is a march through painstaking observation. Ancient Egyptian physicians first diagnosed urinary tract infections by observing patterns in patients’ urine. To diagnose diseases of the heart and lungs, medieval doctors added core elements of the physical examination: pulse, palpation and percussion. The 20th century saw the addition of laboratory studies, and the 21st century of sophisticated imaging and genetics.
-
Jul 12, 2024 | 
startribune.com | Gaurav Singal |Anupam B. Jena
Opinion editor's note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• The history of medical diagnosis is a march through painstaking observation. Ancient Egyptian physicians first diagnosed urinary tract infections by observing patterns in patients' urine. To diagnose diseases of the heart and lungs, medieval doctors added core elements of the physical examination: pulse, palpation and percussion.
