Sarah Wetter

4 weeks ago | jamanetwork.com | Lawrence O. Gostin |Sarah Wetter |Peter Lurie

On February 13, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order establishing the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) commission, a government-wide initiative focused on decreasing chronic diseases. The MAHA commission is chaired by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and is directed to produce a Make Our Children Healthy Again assessment within 100 days, followed by a strategy within 180 days.

1 month ago | theconversation.com | Eric Friedman |Lawrence O. Gostin |Sarah Wetter

The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been a cornerstone of global HIV/Aids prevention, care and treatment for over two decades. Pepfar has enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the US, but its future is now uncertain. Public health scholars Eric A. Friedman, Sarah A. Wetter and Lawrence O. Gostin explain Pepfar’s history and impacts, as well as what may lie ahead.

Jun 15, 2024 | angrybearblog.com | Lawrence O. Gostin |Sarah Wetter

by Lawrence O. Gostin and Sarah Wetter- A slew of cases this term could reshape health policy. Undecided Issues still before SCOTUS which should be decided this month. The Justices will then take off for a bit to reconcile the decisions they made causing issues amongst the population. Nothing unusual here, it happens every year. This group of 6-3 appear to be more partisan (right-wing) than prior Justices. Abortion as emergency medical treatment and the abortion drug mifepristone. In Idaho v.

May 30, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Lawrence O. Gostin |Sarah Wetter

The 2024 presidential election will have major implications for health policy,1 with the 2 major party candidates having markedly different records and divergent campaign messages.2 We examine the health policy choices at the heart of the 2024 election.

Feb 22, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Lawrence O. Gostin |Sarah Wetter

We live in an era marked by intense political polarization, with partisan divides continuing to fracture the US. Even amidst political divisiveness, public health should be a unifying national value. Yet public health has emerged as among the country’s most contentious issues in recent years. From reproductive health, transgender care, and firearm safety to COVID-19 vaccines, public health is in the crosshairs of the culture wars.