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 […]
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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 […]
The US’s emergency response to covid-19 provides a roadmap for the opioid overdose crisis
Covid-19 offers practical lessons that we can apply to the US’s approach to the overdose crisis, writes Joshua Barocas […]
Cancelling student debt in the US is one way to reduce medicine’s financial inequities
Many physicians struggle with huge student loan debts, a burden that exacerbates existing inequities, writes Christopher Cai […]
The value of a life in America: How many deaths are needed for prompt social and political recognition of pandemics?
Public health often defines the impact of diseases in terms of the number of people affected over time and space. An epidemic has been defined as “the occurrence of more […]
Covid vaccines for children should not get emergency use authorization
Emergency use authorization for mass child vaccination presents a different balance of risks and benefits than it did for adults, say Wesley Pegden, Vinay Prasad, and Stefan Baral […]
Racism—an unnatural disaster calling for a human response from the global community
Institutions that deliver healthcare and conduct research must prove themselves good neighbors to the communities they serve, say Anika Hines and Lisa Cooper […]