What a Week in the Hospital Showed Me About Our Broken Healthcare System What a Week in the Hospital Showed Me About Our Broken Healthcare System
My stay drove home one of the biggest problems facing us: a devastating shortage of primary care doctors.
Jun 5, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
Nurses Are the Backbone of US Healthcare—and They’re Getting Screwed Nurses Are the Backbone of US Healthcare—and They’re Getting Screwed
A recent hospital stay reminded me of the incredible work that nurses do. So why are we making it harder for them to do their jobs?
May 28, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
GLP-1s and the Limits of Knowing Better GLP-1s and the Limits of Knowing Better
I agreed with every political argument against weight-loss drugs. I took them anyway.
May 23, 2026 / Grace Ginsburg
The Hantavirus Is Also a Climate Warning The Hantavirus Is Also a Climate Warning
Higher temperatures, like this coming summer’s, bring more infectious diseases.
May 14, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Hantavirus Isn’t the Biggest Threat We’re Facing The Hantavirus Isn’t the Biggest Threat We’re Facing
The government’s destruction of our pandemic preparedness is.
May 13, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
The Rise of the Vichy Scientists The Rise of the Vichy Scientists
Too many scientists are willing to collaborate with Trumpism in the mistaken assumption that obedience will save their own necks.
May 1, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
We Need to Prepare for the Mammoth Task of De-Trumpification We Need to Prepare for the Mammoth Task of De-Trumpification
The damage he and his cronies have wrought could take decades to repair, particularly when it comes to science and public health.
Apr 20, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
At 3 Years of War, North Darfur Is an Open Graveyard At 3 Years of War, North Darfur Is an Open Graveyard
As Rapid Support Forces cut off the flow of resources to western Sudan, hunger, cholera, and violence abound.
Apr 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Jaanu Ramesh
The Deadly Labyrinth of Nigerian Healthcare The Deadly Labyrinth of Nigerian Healthcare
My mother miraculously survived a series of health scares—but she barely survived our country’s hospitals.
Apr 11, 2026 / Gazelle Mba
Public Health Needs to Get Off the Laptop and Into the Streets Public Health Needs to Get Off the Laptop and Into the Streets
Too often, we reduce our outreach to distant communication. We have to embed ourselves in communities to make a real difference.
Apr 9, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves