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## Anupam Jena


Anupam B. Jena is an economist and physician at Harvard Medical School and a co-author of [_Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients and Shape Our Health_](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708150/random-acts-of-medicine-by-anupam-b-jena-md-phd-and-christopher-worsham-md/).


## Anupam Jena


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2297723a83d183c0/6a73a4b30d7118ee0de4c8d4/pilot-flight-attendant-cancer-risk.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 17, 2026  
### [Pilots and Flight Attendants Face a Real Cancer Risk. Frequent Flyers Shouldn’t Panic](https://time.com/article/2026/08/17/pilots-and-flight-attendants-face-a-real-cancer-risk/)  
Air crew have more radiation-related cancer deaths than any other profession, write Vishal R. Patel,...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6916769056a2e39/6a74b3c60d7118630de4e809/pulse-shooting.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 9, 2026  
### [The Death Toll of a Mass Shooting Doesn’t End at the Scene](https://time.com/article/2026/08/09/the-death-toll-of-a-mass-shooting-does-not-end-at-the-scene/)  
New research suggests that on the day after the deadliest mass shootings, fatal car crashes rise acr...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta90c754f4ae3e8ba/6a6ceb990b31993dddc7b79d/vaccine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 3, 2026  
### [Clinical Trials Aren’t the Only Way to Know if Flu Shots Work](https://time.com/article/2026/08/03/clinical-trials-aren-t-the-only-way-to-know-if-flu-shots-work/)  
With a bit of creativity, evidence can be drawn from data we already have in the form of natural exp...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46c0b92b5fff67a7/6a57af10671e1d0da67a0b52/stress-at-work.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 29, 2026  
### [The Hidden Cost of Stress at Work](https://time.com/article/2026/07/29/the-hidden-cost-of-stress-at-work/)  
Policymakers, employers, and professional organizations have opportunities to design work environmen...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt372bb90f4c6bf416/6998cad493610c3506c30177/Clinical-Trials-Have-a-Gender-Problem.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 16, 2025  
### [Clinical Trials Have a Gender Problem](https://time.com/7325584/clinical-trials-gender-gap/)  
When science isn’t representative, women pay the price.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![clock](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte20691df8e05e17a/6998c8bbf1b082658c6f1925/clock.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 31, 2025  
### [Is Morning Cancer Treatment Better?](https://time.com/7306220/cancer-treatment-morning-survival/)  
"Appointment timing may in fact be a very big deal," write Drs. Christopher Worsham and Anupam Jena.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ec964cf99537f23/6998c73be2d64bc34cc5f680/big-data-health-201.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 9, 2025  
### [Big Data Can Make America Healthier](https://time.com/7291563/big-data-healthcare-maha-christopher-worsham-anupam-jena-essay/)  
Two Harvard doctors offer some guiding principles.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
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Apr 16, 2025  
### [Gun Injuries Go Up During Hunting Season](https://time.com/7277814/gun-injuries-hunting-season-essay/)  
"The start of hunting season poses gun injury risks outside of hunting," write Christopher Worsham, ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![vaccine](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64e6170c7107e5eb/6998c58c25f3ee2736644849/shingles-vaccine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 4, 2025  
### [The Shingles Vaccine and Brain Health](https://time.com/7275048/shingles-vaccine-dementia-christopher-worsham-anupam-jena/)  
The shingles vaccine has a potential protective effect against dementia, write Harvard doctors Chris...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![vaccine](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltedb5c870d31b9876/6998c53c83ec37c8cac7a734/vaccine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 27, 2025  
### [How to Move the Needle on Vaccines and Autism](https://time.com/7272138/cdc-study-vaccines-autism-adversarial-collaboration-essay/)  
"An adversarial collaboration on vaccines could serve as a model," write Drs. Christopher M. Worsham...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt00c36afc4574e96d/6998c4a61500fb1f4eaa60c4/female-doctors_030919.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 7, 2025  
### [Women Live Longer Than Men—But Not in Medicine](https://time.com/7261514/female-doctors-longevity-gap/)  
"What could explain this mortality puzzle?" write Dr. Christopher Worsham and Dr. Anupam Jena.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![london-cab](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb363c519e97a2fd4/6998b25fc8dcb4cc4eb4ddc2/london-cab.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 14, 2025  
### [The Link Between Taxis and Alzheimer's](https://time.com/7206222/taxi-drivers-alzheimers-disease-christopher-worsham-anupam-jena/)  
The finding has implications for all of us, write Harvard physician-researchers Christopher Worsham ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Water coming out of a tap](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f17e0f07c01b5f3/698b24ea77c528139b5a2ced/water.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 20, 2024  
### [Why We Can't Rely on Science Alone to Make Public Health Decisions](https://time.com/7198764/science-values-public-health-decisions-fluoride-rfk-jr/)  
Discussing the tradeoffs in public-health decisions might help us make better choices, write Dr. Chr...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)

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