The imminent inauguration of America’s first African American president, Barack Obama. The sharpest economic contraction since the Great Depression. In nominal terms, the biggest federal budget deficits and highest debt in history.
To this short list of improbabilities, welcome and not, dare we add another — the prospect of health reform? As President Obama prepares to [...]

The worlds of U.S. and global health lost several important people this month: Allan Rosenfield, Paul Rogers, and Michelle Mayer. Their lives underscore the importance of improving health and health care worldwide — and the many ways there are to leave a legacy behind.
Allan Rosenfield, M.D., died Oct. 12 at age 75 from complications of [...]