Political Issues

DiabetesMine and Project HealthDesign are just two examples of how design is taking center stage in health care initiatives. What else are you seeing? What else needs to be done?

Overview The public continues to favor a wide range of government policies to address the nation’s energy supply. More than three-quarters of the public (78%) favors increasing federal funding for research on wind, solar and hydrogen technology. A large majority (70%) also favors spending more on subway, rail and bus systems. Both measures are little […]

Americans strongly favor increased funding for research on wind, solar and hydrogen technology and more spending on mass transit, but majorities also support offshore drilling and nuclear power. Half have heard nothing at all about "cap and trade."

Susannah Fox will participate in a transatlantic dialogue on how technology enables innovation and transformation in health care.

Experts and stakeholders discuss predictions about the future of the internet. Update: Correction.

Susannah Fox delivered a guest lecture for a history of medicine course regarding the role of the internet in health care over the last 15 years.

Summary of Findings Nine months ahead of the midterm elections, voters have conflicted attitudes about both political parties. Opinions of the Republican Party have improved significantly, and for the first time in years the GOP’s favorable ratings nearly equal the Democratic Party’s. Voting intentions for the fall elections also remain closely divided. However, the Democratic […]

When the Census Bureau counts prisoners, they are tallied at their prison addresses because that is their usual residence under census rules.

A third of Millennials lack health care insurance, and their support for health care reform exceeds that of older generations, but they have tuned out of the debate in Washington.

Social media and mobile internet use among teens and young adults.