Media Briefings

Bloomberg School faculty share insights with journalists on the top public health issues of the day.

• Health Insurance and the Affordable Care Act
  With Gerard Anderson and Elizabeth Fowler
  January 22, 2026
• Vaccine and Virus Trends Ahead of Winter 
  With William Moss and Andrew Pekosz
  December 16, 2025

• Alcohol Consumption’s Health Effects
  With Elizabeth Platz and Johannes Thrul 
  November 6, 2025

• Seed Oils and Ultra-Processed Foods 
  With Matti Marklund and Julia Wolfson 
  October 16, 2025

• Extreme Weather, Public Health Impacts, and Building Resilience
  With Sonia Angell and Megan Weil Latshaw
  September 18, 2025

• U.S. Drug Supply Chain, Tariffs, and the Impact on Prices and Availability 
  With Jeromie Ballreich and Mariana Socal 
  June 11, 2025

• Ticks and Lyme Disease: Rising Numbers, How to Stay Safe, and New Research
  With Nicole Baumgarth and Thomas Hart
  May 29, 2025

• Global State of Malaria: New Research, Evolving Risks, and Silver Linings
  With Jane Carlton and George Dimopoulos
  April 9, 2025

• Vaccines: Purpose, Effectiveness, and Safety
  With Anna Durbin and William Moss
  March 19, 2025

• Drug Costs, Medicare Price Negotiations, PBMs, Drug Ads, and Policy Trends
  With Gerard Anderson and Mariana Socal
  February 25, 2025

• Tobacco, New Graphic Warnings, and Nicotine Product Proliferation
  With Joanna Cohen and Johannes Thrul 
  January 14, 2025 

• Food Systems and the Holiday Season: Managing Food Waste and Promoting Sustainable Production
  With Keeve Nachman and Roni Neff
  November 21, 2024

• Flu Season, COVID, Mpox, Avian Flu, and Parvovirus - Tackling the Spread & Seeking Protection
  With Kari Debbink and Andrew Pekosz
  October 2, 2024
• Bird Flu: How It’s Spreading, Risks to Humans, and How We Can Protect Ourselves
  With Meghan Davis and Andrew Pekosz
  May 15, 2024
• Malaria Across the Globe: Current Research, Transmission Risks, and Reasons for Optimism
  With Jane Carlton and Conor McMeniman
  April 16, 2024
• “Forever Chemicals” and Lead Exposure: Their Threat to Public Health
  With Natalie Exum and Carsten Prasse
  March 21, 2024
• Drug Prices, Access, and Affordability
  With Gerard Anderson and Mariana Socal
  January 24, 2024
• Gun Violence Prevention Policies, the U.S. Supreme Court, and Deterring Armed Insurrections
  With Cassandra Crifasi and Joshua Horwitz
  December 7, 2023
• Preventing The Spread of Flu, COVID, and RSV This Fall
  With Keri Althoff and Andrew Pekosz
  October 12, 2023
• Climate Change Health Impacts and Preparedness at the Local Level
  With Mary Fox and Megan Latshaw
  September 14, 2023
• The Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
  With Joshua Sharfstein, Susan Sherman, and Sara Whaley
  June 15, 2023
• Abortion Restrictions and the Threat to Women's Health
  With Suzanne Bell and Joanne Rosen
  May 18, 2023
• Debunking COVID-19 Myths in an Age of Misinformation
  With Daniel Salmon and Tara Kirk Sell
  March 29, 2023
• COVID-19 Vaccines: Where Are We Today?
  With Rupali LImaye and William Moss
  February 28, 2023

Additional Media Briefings are available here.