Anthony Fauci to Step Down in December
On Monday, August 23rd, Anthony Fauci announced his plans to step down from his roles in the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Biden Administration. Fauci had served as the director of the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for 38 years, and had spent over 50 working for the US government in total. However, this move is not the end of his career, he maintains.
CDC Director Reveals Restructuring Plans
CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, has announced that the agency will undergo restructuring changes that are, in part, due to the agency’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the changes, the director will be reported to directly the Division of Laboratory Sciences and the Office of Science to ensure accountability. In addition, the agency will form a new executive council and equity office.
Vin Gupta in the Lead for FDA Medical Advisor Role
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking for a new principle medical adviser to take charge of public [...]
Health Affairs Policy Highlight: One-On-One with Admiral Rachel Levine
This Friday, June 24th, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil will sit down with Admiral Rachel Levine, the US Department of [...]
Learning from the AIDS Crisis to Combat Monkeypox
As the monkeypox outbreak spreads across the world, public health experts and decisionmakers look back to the peak of the [...]
Fellowship Available: Health Policy Podcast
Health Affairs is seeking applicants for its Health Affairs Podcast Fellowship. The Health Affairs Podcast examines the healthcare system with [...]
Mask Mandates May Pose Harms for Children with Disabilities
In a new Brownstone article, Patricia Doran argues that mask mandates may place an undue burden on neurodivergent children and [...]
How Social Media Undermines Public Health
In a new Health Populi blog post, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, MA, MHSA, explains the detrimental role of social media on public [...]
