Aspen Ideas Health

Which communities have been left behind by America's COVID response? And how can strategic recovery efforts help close critical equity gaps? Dr. Rich Besser of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Dr. Mary Bassett of the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard discuss.

With vaccines being developed at “warp speed”, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a critical role to play in ensuring their safety and efficacy.

Antibodies, convalescent plasma, gene-based vaccines — you may have heard these terms on the evening news, but what do they mean? How might they help in the battle against Covid-19?

Where can excellence in health care be found around world? Zeke Emanuel joined Margot Sanger-Katz for an Aspen Ideas: Health 20/20 conversation to discuss his analysis of 11 different health systems and key lessons for U.S. reforms.

Should those who are dying have the right to determine when their life will end? Diane Rehm discusses perspectives from her new book, When My Time Comes, with Aspen Ideas: Health.

How do we move from a social recession to a social revival? Dr. Vivek Murthy shares lessons from his new book, Together, during an Aspen Ideas: Health book talk, with Olga Khazan of The Atlantic.

Are Zoom connections and physical distancing making us lonelier?

What's it like to be a caregiver during the pandemic? How do we protect these essential workers? Watch Ai-jen Poo & Lucy Kalanithi discuss during a recent Aspen Ideas: Health conversation.

Many working to make quality health care accessible for all Americans were saddened Sunday to learn of Bernard J. Tyson’s passing. As chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, Tyson championed affordable and accessible treatment along with preventive care.