The new abortion bill in Texas has made abortion care even more inaccessible and heightened the risk for providers, writes Blair Cushing […]
US healthcare
The US’s broken healthcare system is at the root of vaccine hesitancy
The US’s compromised vaccine rollout casts a harsh light on a healthcare system where most of the public funds flow to a private sector with little oversight, rational planning, or […]
FDA approval for Pfizer covid-19 vaccine is essential and welcomed, but will it help vaccine hesitancy?
We must have realistic expectations of how much influence FDA approval will have on vaccine hesitant populations, says Peter Hotez […]
The changing pattern of respiratory viruses during covid-19—what does the future hold?
Recognition of how the pandemic has altered the infectious rhythm of viruses can lead to better preparedness in the health community, write Rabia Agha and Jeffrey R Avner […]
Abraar Karan: We must stop blaming—and start protecting—unvaccinated people
We need to stop viewing “the unvaccinated” as a homogenous group, writes Abraar Karan, and instead understand them as individual people […]
What does public health really mean? Lessons from covid-19
Throughout the covid-19 pandemic, there have been fierce debates about the scope of public health and the differential utility of recommendations versus mandates. With the rapid development of highly effective […]
Can covid-19 vaccines be global public goods?
“Covid-19 vaccines must be considered a global public good. No country can overcome this crisis in isolation.” So said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. [1] Many other world leaders and […]
Community based interventions can help fight covid-19 and tuberculosis
In the heart of Denver, on Champa Street, weathered chairs have been dug out of dumpsters. They stand near tent houses whose polyester walls shake. Inside are partners, possessions, and […]
Living with scars: how sharing mistakes can make us better doctors
Most doctors would agree that the mistakes they’ve made have gone on to shape their care for the better. So why are we so reluctant to share these missteps, asks […]
(Black) fathers in medicine: walking the tightrope between parent and physician
Bismarck Odei considers the competing push and pull between parenthood and medicine, and how this dilemma has echoed down the generations in his family […]