Blogs

I Tracked The First Year Of A Mom’s Life After Having A Baby. What I Discovered Is Shocking.

Lauren Spigel, a senior research specialist at Ariadne Labs, penned an op-ed in HuffPost on the many hours of invisible work she did during her first year of motherhood.

Summit Delivers Practical Tools and Perspectives to Advance Equity in Serious Illness Care

On June 13th and 14th, 2023, the Serious Illness Care Program at Ariadne Labs hosted its inaugural virtual summit, “Driving Equity in Serious Illness Communication and Care.” Over two days, more than 200 attendees from around the U.S. gathered virtually to dive into new research, build community, and gain practical tools so every person with… Continue reading Summit Delivers Practical Tools and Perspectives to Advance Equity in Serious Illness Care

Five Questions with Francine Maloney: Innovation for Impact

In our Five-Question series, we highlight the staff and faculty behind the compelling work at Ariadne Labs. Three years ago, when COVID-19 began to spread, the world was thrown into a state of panic and uncertainty. Francine Maloney, MPH, then the Assistant Director for the Implementation Platform at Ariadne Labs, knew something about living with… Continue reading Five Questions with Francine Maloney: Innovation for Impact

Spark Grant Paves Way for Scalable Measurement of Hospital Management Practices

In June of 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the release of new data on hospital management practices. The data, collected through a partnership with Raffaella Sadun, PhD, MSc, the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School (HBS), provides an important look into how the quality of hospital management practices affects… Continue reading Spark Grant Paves Way for Scalable Measurement of Hospital Management Practices

Strengthening Global Health Security through Critical Immunization Programs

Drs. Rebecca Weintraub and Asaf Bitton are signatories on the latest report of the CSIS Working Group on Routine Immunizations and Global Health Security.

Pregnancy-related death, like Tori Bowie’s, is a far too common occurrence among Black women

Ariadne Labs’ TeamBirth project highlighted in STAT News opinion piece written by Omare Jimmerson.

WSHA partners to implement TeamBirth program in all Washington birthing hospitals

The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) is partnering with Ariadne Labs to implement TeamBirth in all 54 birthing hospitals across the state of Washington.

Five Questions with Ami Karlage: Turning Ideas Upside Down

In our Five-Question series, we highlight the staff and faculty behind the compelling work at Ariadne Labs. Ami Karlage likes to joke that one of the challenges of working at Ariadne Labs has been figuring out her  job title. As the official Senior Specialist for Writing at Ariadne Labs, she is a member of the… Continue reading Five Questions with Ami Karlage: Turning Ideas Upside Down

Primary Care in Need of Emergency Action

A publication from leading experts in U.S. primary care issues a dire warning: primary care is in crisis. The paper, published in NEJM Catalyst and co-authored by Ariadne Labs Executive Director Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH, shares findings from the largest national survey of primary care clinicians conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings highlight the… Continue reading Primary Care in Need of Emergency Action

Building Skills and Teamwork for Safe, Dignified Maternity Care in Zanzibar

In May 2023, WAJAMAMA, Zanzibar’s first holistic maternal health clinic, and the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) launched a newly renovated Simulation Lab on the SUZA campus, signaling an important step toward centering respectful maternity care and building concrete nursing and midwifery skills. These partners, in collaboration with Ariadne Labs’ Delivery Decisions Initiative, Laerdal Global… Continue reading Building Skills and Teamwork for Safe, Dignified Maternity Care in Zanzibar