Leveraging routinely available data, researchers can quickly influence global policy as illustrated by work on COVID-19 and Monkeypox in Israel, according to Dr. Ronan Arbel of
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Learning Optimal Treatment Rules
Machine learning combined with decision modelling can improve estimation of costs and health outcomes, according to Dr. Noemi Kreif and Dr. David Glynn of the University of York. When assessing
Read more...Jennifer Yeh Promoted to Associate Professor
Jennifer Yeh, CHDS affiliate and scientific researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Harvard Medical School.
Read more...Menzies and Rönn Receive Dean’s Fund Award
CHDS faculty Nicolas Menzies (PI) and HSPH researcher Minttu Rönn (Co-investigator) are recipients of the Dean’s Fund for Scientific Advancement (DFSA)
Read more...Family Well-being Research: First FAMNET Grantee Retreat
The Family Well-being Research Network (FAMNET), a collaborative project with CHDS faculty Eve Wittenberg as a principal investigator, held the first bi-annual grantee retreat via Zoom. The network is a joint effort
Read more...CHDS Welcomes Educational Innovation Scholars
Nardeen Ayad and Amit Kumar were selected this year as the Center for Health Decision Science Educational Innovation Scholars. Scholars work part-time on a variety of projects that support
Read more...Deep Data Analysis and Intelligent Policy Design
In a new episode of PolicyCast, CHDS faculty Soroush Saghafian and colleague Amitabh Chandra discuss the important role of data analysis and smart policy design in fixing the healthcare
Read more...CHDS Welcomes New Doctoral Students
CHDS welcomes Jenna Rogers and Jacob Jameson, new students in the PhD Program in Health Policy decision science track, beginning Fall 2022. Jenna Rogers graduated from
Read more...Benefits and Costs of COVID Vaccine Mandates
The Biden Administration issued several mandates in 2021 requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for U.S. federal employees and for some healthcare and private sector workers. Although these mandates were
Read more...Evaluation of Early Childhood Development Interventions
Early childhood development (ECD) sets the foundation for healthy and successful lives with important consequences for education, labor market outcomes, and other domains of well-being. Even though
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