How Medicare for All Would Stop Hospitals Like Hahnemann From Closing How Medicare for All Would Stop Hospitals Like Hahnemann From Closing
Taking the profit motive out of health care would ensure that hospitals could provide excellent care to all who need it.
Jul 16, 2019 / Adam Gaffney
Suicide Is Becoming America’s Latest Epidemic Suicide Is Becoming America’s Latest Epidemic
Suicide rates in the US have skyrocketed as both income inequality and the percent of uninsured adults continue to grow.
Jun 18, 2019 / Rajan Menon
In Arizona, High-School Students Are Making Mental Health the Focus of Anti-Gun-Violence Legislation In Arizona, High-School Students Are Making Mental Health the Focus of Anti-Gun-Violence Legislation
They’re tired of seeing overworked counselors, and they’re tired of not being listened to—students’ mental health, they say, matters.
Apr 9, 2019 / StudentNation / Jordan Harb and Emma Rowland
Who’s Going to Tell Trump? Who’s Going to Tell Trump?
Breaking: A report from inside the White House reveals infighting among advisers, consternation over Norwegian socialism, and the importance of chocolate milkshakes.
Apr 4, 2019 / Calvin Trillin
In Memoriam: Mike Oliver In Memoriam: Mike Oliver
The British sociologist revolutionized the field of disability studies.
Mar 8, 2019 / Ravi Malhotra
Albany’s Reckoning With Sexual Harassment Is Long Overdue Albany’s Reckoning With Sexual Harassment Is Long Overdue
New York’s governors have barely evolved on the issue in 30 years. Thankfully, its legislature has.
Mar 7, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
A Tale of Two Cities in the Grips of the Opioid Crisis A Tale of Two Cities in the Grips of the Opioid Crisis
Vancouver and Philadelphia are both facing overdose epidemics—but one city has found a way to keep people alive.
Feb 21, 2019 / Feature / Maia Szalavitz
A New York Community Fights to Keep a Psychiatric Ward in Its Own Backyard A New York Community Fights to Keep a Psychiatric Ward in Its Own Backyard
The relative expense of mental-health care means inpatient services are disappearing from hospitals across the US, but what’s the cost to patients, their families, and their neighb...
Oct 31, 2018 / Elizabeth Whitman
Finding Sanctuary in Norway Finding Sanctuary in Norway
Dr. Jone Schanche Olsen is helping refugees with PTSD, depression, and anxiety conquer their fears amid growing xenophobia in northern Europe.
Oct 10, 2018 / Ross Kenneth Urken
Planet Earth Is Doomed. How Do I Go On? Planet Earth Is Doomed. How Do I Go On?
Another reader asks how to respond to an alt-right wedding invitation.
Oct 5, 2018 / Liza Featherstone