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A demonstrator waves the Argentinian flag while taking part in a march to defend public universities, after Argentina's President Javier Milei vetoed laws to boost funding for pediatric hospitals and public universities, citing efforts to rein in public spending, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 17, 2025.

Argentina's Health-Care System Ahead of Midterm Elections

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Continuing Milei's reforms risks eroding population health but reversing his maneuvers could generate comparable harms

Young Americans Prioritize Health Care in 2024 Election

Young Americans Prioritize Health Care in 2024 Election

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The chair of the Harvard Public Opinion Project explains why young Americans view health care as a top election issue

Health Policy Takeaways from 2024's First U.S. Presidential Debate

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Where the presidential debate mentioned or missed on COVID responses, drug pricing, Medicare, and reproductive health

Health Policy Takeaways from 2024's First U.S. Presidential Debate

Tobacco Control Goes Missing from Indonesia's Presidential Ballot

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A lack of campaign conversation around the risks of tobacco use worries health experts

Tobacco Control Goes Missing from Indonesia's Presidential Ballot

Did Florida Get It Right Against COVID-19?

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What the scrutiny of DeSantis's pandemic record has missed

Did Florida Get It Right Against COVID-19?

The Midterm Elections and U.S. Policy on Public and Global Health

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The elections produced double-edged results for U.S. efforts to strengthen public health at home and abroad

The Midterm Elections and U.S. Policy on Public and Global Health

Reflections on the Election in Pandemic America

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The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has not transformed U.S. politics on health

U.S. President-elect Joseph R. Biden prepares to remove his face mask to deliver remarks during a voter mobilization event at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Novi, Michigan on October 16, 2020.

Spare the Vote, Spoil the Virus?

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Health security measures taken for elections by country

World map shows colors that correspond to the number of health security measures countries took during national elections in 2020.

Holding Incumbents Accountable: COVID-19 at the Ballot Box

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Lessons from elections during the pandemic in Dominican Republic, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, and South Korea

A man sanitizes a privacy booth to fight the spread of COVID-19 at a polling station in New York City, United States, on October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

COVID-19 Has a Strong Chance of Winning on November 3

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Surging infection numbers suggest coronavirus cases will continue to increase in every state until the U.S. election

Estimated incidence per 100,000 people on November 3. Projections are based on no change in social distancing or mask use. The image shows a map of the United States colored according to each state's estimated incidence. IHME/Chris Troeger

Coronavirus in Iran—An Isolated Response?

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As the COVID-19 crisis deepens, will Tehran wean itself off suspicions and collaborate in efforts to control the virus?

A man looks at parliamentary election campaign posters in Tehran, Iran on February 19, 2020. The photo shows the man standing in front of a board that is placarded with multiple political campaign posters, many of them identical and pasted over and over. The predominant colors are green, white, and red—like the Iranian flag. WANA/Nazanin Tabatabaee via REUTERS.

The Future of American Democracy Depends on Improving U.S. Health

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The U.S. is in the grip of two pathologies, one afflicting human health and the other the health of the political system

An entrance sign to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on October 4, 2014. The sign says “EMERGENCY” and points to the left. In the background we can see an American flag billowing against a brilliant clear blue sky. REUTERS/Jim Young