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
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
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
A Motto for All Health Workers: Resist, Resist, Resist A Motto for All Health Workers: Resist, Resist, Resist
Doing our work and keeping our heads down isn’t a victory. We need to fight this regime every day, in every way.
Mar 12, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
The Scientists Groveling to Trump Are Kidding Themselves The Scientists Groveling to Trump Are Kidding Themselves
The government has pulled back from massive cuts to the NIH, but it’s still destroying scientific research. So why are some groups appeasing the president?
Feb 19, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
Healthcare Workers Must Continue Alex Pretti’s Fight Healthcare Workers Must Continue Alex Pretti’s Fight
Pretti was one of us. We have to carry on his struggle.
Jan 29, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
Trump’s Death Eaters Are Coming for Our Kids Trump’s Death Eaters Are Coming for Our Kids
After taking countless lives around the world, RFK Jr. and his ghoulish compatriots want American children to suffer too.
Jan 15, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves