Bismarck Odei considers the competing push and pull between parenthood and medicine, and how this dilemma has echoed down the generations in his family […]
US healthcare
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 […]
Why we petitioned the FDA to refrain from fully approving any covid-19 vaccine this year
We are part of a group of clinicians, scientists, and patient advocates who have lodged a formal “Citizen Petition” with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), asking the […]
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 […]
Covid-19 testing programs: who benefits?
Covid-19 testing programs that fail to support the prevention of onward transmission have minimal benefits at best, and are harmful at worst, say Neia Prata Menezes, Katherine Rucinski, and Stefan […]
Eric Kutscher: Remembering a year of the covid-19 pandemic through the masks I’ve collected
In my living room are two bags filled to the brim with used N95 masks. Since March 2020, I’ve worn out every N95 I’ve been given to its fullest, taken […]
Intimate partner violence as a public health problem
The health sector has a responsibility to support people who face intimate partner violence, but it is most effective when approaches are trauma informed and centered around survivors’ individual needs, […]