The Labor Crisis Putting People With Disabilities at Risk The Labor Crisis Putting People With Disabilities at Risk
The workers who care for people with disabilities are underpaid, overwhelmed, and increasingly leaving the field. Advocates say action is desperately needed to stem the tide.
Jan 10, 2025 / Isabel Ruehl
Medical Technology Makes Doctors Less Skillful. Should You Care? Medical Technology Makes Doctors Less Skillful. Should You Care?
Technological advances are transforming medicine, but it may be making your physician less creative.
Dec 30, 2024 / Zoya Qureshi
Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government
The corridors of power increasingly resemble a nursing home—if not a hospice.
Dec 27, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Biden’s Legacy on Cuba Biden’s Legacy on Cuba
On the 10th anniversary of Obama’s opening, the outgoing president should take immediate action because it is good for the US, good for the Cuban people—and the right thing to do....
Dec 17, 2024 / Peter Kornbluh
RFK Jr. Is Giving Infectious Diseases a Promotional Tour RFK Jr. Is Giving Infectious Diseases a Promotional Tour
We nearly eradicated polio with a vaccine in the 1950’s. But the probable new leader of the HHS has plans that will bring back such life-threatening illnesses.
Dec 17, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves
The Making of a Medical Care Crisis The Making of a Medical Care Crisis
Over the past decade, Massachusetts witnessed the slow death of its largest hospital chain, leaving the largest and most diverse neighborhood in Boston without essential care.
Dec 16, 2024 / StudentNation / Annika Inampudi
Will There Be a Bird Flu Epidemic Under Trump? Will There Be a Bird Flu Epidemic Under Trump?
H5N1 currently poses a real threat for human transmission. Meanwhile, Trump’s picks for public health roles don’t bode well for vaccination.
Dec 5, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves
RFK Jr. Is Scary. His Online Fans Might Be Scarier. RFK Jr. Is Scary. His Online Fans Might Be Scarier.
To understand RFK Jr.'s rightward shift, we need to examine the Internet culture that fostered his growth—and which the Harris campaign ignored.
Dec 2, 2024 / Maya Vinokour
How Nominally Pro-Choice RFK Jr. Can Get Anti-Abortion Groups to Back His HHS Nomination How Nominally Pro-Choice RFK Jr. Can Get Anti-Abortion Groups to Back His HHS Nomination
He can pick a strident abortion opponent like Roger Severino, who wrote the Project 2025 chapter on HHS, as his number two.
Nov 21, 2024 / Joan Walsh
When It Comes to Public Health, We Need to Tap Into People, Not Pundits When It Comes to Public Health, We Need to Tap Into People, Not Pundits
The future of our health under Trump is going to be bleak. But the solution lies in our communities, not individual personalities.
Nov 21, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves