A Different Playing Field
During the most-watched sporting event in the United States, Dove ran a commercial about young girls in sports. Last February, we saw preteen girls celebrating their love for athletics, while the text...
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DataLess Options, More Problems: Rhode Island’s Physician Shortage
As I settled into life in Rhode Island as a freshman, I began searching for a healthcare provider in the Ocean State—but no matter where I looked, I couldn’t find a primary care provider, let alone an...
Shortage of Care
As a student pursuing Biomedical Engineering at Brown, I am surrounded by “pre-meds.” Research, clinical experience, organic chemistry grades, and the MCAT represent just a small portion of the length...
Playing With the Past
Earlier this year, hundreds of families flocked to a newly opened playground and park in Waltham, Massachusetts. Children soared on the swings, flew down the slides, and competed in mini-golf – unawar...
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The Art of the IVF Deal
“I was always for IVF, right from the beginning,” then-candidate Donald Trump declared on August 29, 2024 in an NBC News interview. In his blue suit, white shirt, and red tie, Trump cemented his commi...
Oval Office or Doctor’s Office
The American public health system is under attack by those who seek political gains.
The Pain Gap
In a room at Yale Fertility Clinic, a woman lies on the table, visibly nervous but determined. This procedure is her only chance to have children, and she trusts the professionals standing around her....
All Talk, No Action: The United States, the WTO, and Global Health
The United States and the WTO strip life-saving medication from thousands, despite claiming to be “leaders in global health.”
Wrestling with the Gordian Knot of the US Health Care System: An Interview with Ira Wilson
Dr. Ira Wilson, MD, MSc is a primary care physician, Associate Provost for Academic Space, and current professor in and former chair of the Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown...
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Video[Video] “I Just Wish We Could Tell a Story of What Works”: An Epidemiologist Reviews Outbreak Movies
Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center and Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University, reviews depictions of epidemics in Twilight (2008), The Last of Us (2023), Outbreak (1995), and Conta...
California: Free Sunshine, Expensive Housing
California’s homelessness crisis is driven by high living costs and inadequate minimum wage increases, necessitating proactive measures beyond affordable housing initiatives.
From Crisis to Reform: Universal Healthcare is America’s Building Block for Medical Equity
The implementation of universal healthcare in the United States helps marginalized groups and underserved individuals.
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The Parasocial Network
The loneliness pandemic has led Gen Z to seek imagined intimacy through influencers.
How Oregon Delegitimized Drug Decriminalization
Oregon’s implementation mistakes threaten the survival of its drug decriminalization policy and the success of other liberalization efforts across the country.
Healthcare for Sale (Part 2): Prospect and Rhode Island – An Interview with Attorney General Peter Neronha
Peter Neronha is the Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island, a role he has held since 2019. He has previously served as the US Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 2009–2017 and as As...
In the Market For Harm Reduction
The United States faces a crossroads as it grapples with the ongoing opioid crisis. Making Narcan available for over-the-counter sale is a first step, but it cannot be the last.
Teaching Well-being: Schools’ Responsibility to Address the Mental Health Crisis
Teenagers are in a mental health crisis, and it is time for schools to be the solution, not a part of the problem.
DataHyding in Plain Sight
How the Hyde Amendment quietly undermines reproductive freedom and what states can do to fix it
