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A&S Community Health Professor of the Practice Amy Lischko is quoted at length in this article examining why more than 4 in 10 Massachusetts residents reported in 2023 that they or their families have had difficulty affording health care.

Distinguished Professor and Friedman School Dean Emeritus Dariush Mozaffarian notes that functional medicine is “pretty much an unregulated space."

HNRCA’s Joel Mason is quoted throughout this article on the benefits of dietary supplements noting, “It’s better for us, in the long run, to be sustaining our health through a mindfully healthy diet, rather than trying to fill in the gaps” with supplements

Fletcher’s Aram Hur comments on the stark divide between South Korean political parties, as evident by the recent impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol by the opposition-controlled legislature, saying “When formerly oppressed parties become unleashed, they start biting back.”

Fletcher’s Chris Miller joins Bloomberg The Close to discuss the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and China surrounding the semiconductor chip industry.

Fletcher Visiting Scholar Pavel Luzin says that the future of Russia’s military bases in Syria “depends on how the political process in Syria itself develops.”

Fletcher’s Katrina Burgess delves into the United States’ longtime illegal immigration strategy of “prevention through deterrence” and why stricter border enforcement and mass deportations are unlikely to stop desperate migrants from trying to reach the U.S.

Friedman School Dean Christina Economos discusses how the Friedman School is undergoing a strategic transformation of its four core research themes, centering them around the principles of equity and impact.

Fletcher’s Tom Dannenbaum comments on Israel’s appeal with the International Criminal Court to stop its arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying, “None of this challenges the substance of the warrants at this point in the process.”