Anupam B. Jena

Anupam B. Jena is a physician and economist at Harvard Medical School, co-author of Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health, and host of the Freakonomics, M.D. podcast.

Recent Articles

Clinical Trials Have a Gender Problem

When science isn’t representative, women pay the price.

By Harsh Gupta , Eric Sun and Anupam B. Jena

Is Morning Cancer Treatment Better?

"Appointment timing may in fact be a very big deal," write Drs. Christopher Worsham and Anupam Jena.

By Christopher M. Worsham and Anupam B. Jena

Big Data Can Make America Healthier

Two Harvard doctors offer some guiding principles.

By Christopher M. Worsham and Anupam B. Jena

Gun Injuries Go Up During Hunting Season

"The start of hunting season poses gun injury risks outside of hunting," write Christopher Worsham, Charles Bray, and Anupam Jena.

By Christopher M. Worsham , Charles F. Bray and Anupam B. Jena

The Shingles Vaccine and Brain Health

The shingles vaccine has a potential protective effect against dementia, write Harvard doctors Christopher Worsham and Anupam Jena.

By Christopher M. Worsham and Anupam B. Jena

How to Move the Needle on Vaccines and Autism

"An adversarial collaboration on vaccines could serve as a model," write Drs. Christopher M. Worsham and Anupam B. Jena.

By Christopher M. Worsham and Anupam B. Jena

Women Live Longer Than Men—But Not in Medicine

"What could explain this mortality puzzle?" write Dr. Christopher Worsham and Dr. Anupam Jena.

By Christopher M. Worsham and Anupam B. Jena

The Link Between Taxis and Alzheimer's

The finding has implications for all of us, write Harvard physician-researchers Christopher Worsham and Anupam Jena.

By Christopher M. Worsham and Anupam B. Jena

Why We Can't Rely on Science Alone to Make Public Health Decisions

Discussing the tradeoffs in public-health decisions might help us make better choices, write Dr. Christopher Worsham and Dr. Anupam Jena.

By Christopher M. Worsham and Anupam B. Jena
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