Surviving the Virus, Reading ‘Late Victorian Holocausts’ Surviving the Virus, Reading ‘Late Victorian Holocausts’
Scenes from a pandemic: 9
May 27, 2020 / no-paywall / Dania Rajendra
Health Care Workers Are Being Fired for Speaking Out About a Lack of Supplies Health Care Workers Are Being Fired for Speaking Out About a Lack of Supplies
Clapping for workers is nice, but protecting them is even better. Here’s how we can do that.
Apr 15, 2020 / no-paywall / Brad Lander
Transgender and Intersex Kids Must Have a Voice in Health Care Decisions Transgender and Intersex Kids Must Have a Voice in Health Care Decisions
Transgender kids don’t need to be saved from affirming themselves, and intersex kids should not be “repaired” without consent.
Feb 13, 2020 / Scott Nass
The United States Is More Vulnerable Than Ever to Deadly Diseases The United States Is More Vulnerable Than Ever to Deadly Diseases
In a bout of bipartisan neglect, Washington has cut billions from our public-health infrastructure over the past decade.
Jan 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
Vape Bans Won’t Make You Safer Vape Bans Won’t Make You Safer
Harm reduction advocates oppose vaping bans of all kinds, arguing that vaping is the most effective way to permanently ease smokers off cigarettes.
Dec 27, 2019 / Teddy Ostrow
The Left Case for Fertility Awareness The Left Case for Fertility Awareness
No pill, intrauterine device, or ultra-ribbed piece of rubber could provide the sexual liberation I experience practicing a method associated with anti-choice religious zealots.
Dec 26, 2019 / Megan Magray
The Furor Over Medicare for All Ignores a Key Question The Furor Over Medicare for All Ignores a Key Question
Do we have the courage to make health care a right, not a privilege?
Nov 19, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya
Incarcerated refugees wrote on mattresses with tomato paste: “We condemn EU policy on innocent detainee refugees in Libya.”
Nov 13, 2019 / Jérôme Tubiana
Is Genetic Medicine Making the World Less Fair? Is Genetic Medicine Making the World Less Fair?
New reproductive technologies promise to prevent serious genetic disease. What happens if only the rich can access them?
Aug 23, 2019 / Laura Hercher
Is the FDA Misleading Congress About the Safety of Imported Medicines? Is the FDA Misleading Congress About the Safety of Imported Medicines?
Prescription drugs can cost 80 percent less in Canada, Australia, and the UK—why isn’t the FDA supporting safe importation?
Apr 1, 2019 / Gabriel Levitt