Press Releases, Perspectives From Our Experts, and Ariadne Labs in the News
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
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
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
Karen Bullock, PhD, LICSW, FGSA, APHSW-C, is the Louise McMahon Ahearn Endowed Professor in the Boston College School of Social Work. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with mental health practice experience and expertise in health disparities, health equity, serious illness care, aging and gerontology, hospice, palliative and end-of-life care decision making.… Continue reading Anti-Racism in Serious Illness Care: A Conversation with Karen Bullock
Boston, MA – Ariadne Labs is excited to announce the appointment of two new leaders to strengthen its mission of reducing suffering and saving lives. Selam Woldeselassie will join as Senior Director of Administration, overseeing finance, talent, and operations, and Katherine Semrau will assume the role of Deputy Director. Kit Nichols, the current Chief Administrative… Continue reading Ariadne Labs Announces Two New Roles to Expand Strategic Partnerships and Strengthen Administrative Leadership
A Q&A with Dr. Erik Fromme and Stacey Downey and discuss the goals of the SICP Summit and what they hope people are able to take away from it.
Ariadne Labs’ BetterBirth team, in collaboration with Jhpiego India, found that Manyata significantly improves clinicians’ knowledge, skills, and adherence to clinical standards in private facilities While India has made remarkable progress in public health, the country has some of the world’s highest numbers of maternal deaths. Many Indian families seek out private hospitals or facilities… Continue reading Improving Childbirth Quality in India: An Evaluation of the Manyata Program
In the first of a series of events to mark Ariadne Labs’ ten-year anniversary, Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH, the labs’ Executive Director, led a discussion on April 5, 2023, about the future of public health and health care with Michelle A. Williams, SM, ScD, Dean of the Faculty of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public… Continue reading The Future of Public Health and Health Care
In our Five-Question series, we highlight the staff and faculty behind the compelling work at Ariadne Labs. Upstream or downstream? That has long been a career question for Nic Encina, MS, MS, MBA, now Director of Strategy of the Precision Population Health initiative at Ariadne Labs. In the medical and health world “upstream” is often… Continue reading Five Questions with Nic Encina: Working Upstream or Downstream
Why has life expectancy declined in the United States – one of richest countries in the world? Ariadne Labs Executive Director Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH, and Michelle Williams, SM, ScD, Dean of the Faculty of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, sat down with Washington Post reporter Frances Stead Sellers for an April 10th… Continue reading Why are Americans Dying Sooner?