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'We're aides, not maids.' How one high-demand job shows education system's failings
Prof. Paul Osterman argues for expanding the duties of home health aides.
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Why It’s So Hard to Cut Waste in Health Care
Why It’s So Hard to Cut Waste in Health Care
Professor Finkelstein: If something becomes more expensive, people will buy less of it. When patients have to pay more, they use less medical care. The problem is they use less of all types of care.
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Roberto Rigobón, profesor de economía aplicada de MIT: "2021 estará marcado por el problema social, será el año del enojo y la frustración"
“2021 es el año cuando el taco se va a empezar a resolver y en la misma forma que en la autopista, eso genera ansiedad, enojo y frustración.”
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Tech innovations can help fight COVID – if we do our part
“...artificial intelligence (AI) has played an important role in helping...battle the health crisis, but technology can only do so much.”
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Retail pharmacy chains will face vaccine rollout challenges
“How do you actually make sure everybody got two doses? Right? And how do you maintain a record of that?”
Commonwealth Magazine | January 4, 2021
Baker is wrong to subsidize wood burning
Professor John Sterman and colleagues urge Governor Baker to preserve his reputation as a champion for climate, health, and justice by withdrawing flawed regulations.
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The fast path to a vaccine
“Almost everything about your computer today — and the way you use it — stems from government funding at the early stages."
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Vaccination is not enough
"Eradication will be a long haul. Combining vaccination, testing, and other mitigation measures is essential to getting there."
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Latest MIT COVID-19 data tracking model for Connecticut projects more hospitalizations, deaths into March
“It has correctly predicted second waves, not only in Connecticut but around the world..."
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Why public health messaging should emphasize vaccine acceptance, not hesitancy
"...our research highlights how overstating or overemphasizing hesitancy can, by itself, keep others from getting vaccinated."