CHDS’ Jagpreet Chhatwal moderated “Emerging Landscape of Health Economic Evaluation in the Era of Generative AI” at the 2024 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and
Read more...FAMNET Family Well-being Research Summit
The Family Well-being Research Network (FAMNET), an NIH-funded research network advancing the science of emotional well-being, hosted an interdisciplinary research summit in Cambridge
Read more...Disparities in TB Incidence
CHDS faculty Nicolas Menzies and his team found disparities in tuberculosis (TB) incidence rates when analyzing US data by racial and ethnic groups and by gender. Although previous studies
Read more...Benefits of Switching from Diesel to Electric School Buses
The health and climate benefits of replacing old diesel school buses with electric buses may be significant, according to research conducted by Ernani Choma, Kari Nadeau, and CHDS’ Lisa Robinson.
Read more...Uncertainty, Legitimation and Resources: Structured Expert Judgment
Structured expert judgment is a well-established approach for minimizing biases and encouraging well-informed and thoughtful estimation when working with experts. The appropriate application
Read more...Robinson Teaches “Valuing Life and Health” Course
Deciding how to best invest to promote social welfare is challenging, especially when outcomes – such as increased longevity and improved health – are difficult to value in monetary terms.
Read more...International HPV Awareness Day
CHDS faculty Nicole Campos traveled to Brasília, Brazil to mark International HPV Awareness Day on March 4. Campos joined researchers from Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz),
Read more...The Cram Method for Machine Learning
More efficiently using machine learning to assess data was the subject of a recent CHDS seminar with Michael Lingzhi Li. Li is an Assistant Professor in the Technology and Operations
Read more...In Memoriam: Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman, who died at age 90 in March, immensely influenced the field of decision science. By uprooting conventional assumptions, he entirely changed how we approach many
Read more...Consumer Agency Doubles Values for Reducing Children’s Risks
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently voted to increase the value placed on reducing mortality risks to children, doubling the value placed on reducing risks to adults.
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