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The reversal of Roe v. Wade would make it difficult or impossible for millions of people to obtain abortions, but would also open the doors to criminally prosecute people who seek or obtain an abortion. And in our technological age, that criminalization brings new, frightening opportunities for digital surveillance by law enforcement agencies or anti-abortion vigilantes. I...
Throughout American history, racism has been embedded in health and health care. To justify slavery, scientists promulgated falsehoods about African Americans and health. More recently, social policies rooted in racism have led to less access to care, higher disease rates, and lower life expectancies for communities of color. Science writer Harriet Washington says structur...
In this pandemic recession, millions of Americans are going hungry, and Black and Hispanic households are hit harder than white ones. Throughout US history, hunger and health have been tied to race and now Covid-19 is affecting low-income, communities of color disproportionately.
Antibodies, convalescent plasma, gene-based vaccines — you may have heard these terms on the evening news, but what do they mean? How might they help in the battle against Covid-19?
Black people are 3.5 times more likely to die of the coronavirus than white people. Why is this?
Zeke Emanuel, a bioethicist and oncologist, shares his thoughts on what needs to happen for America to reopen.
China was the first country in the world to experience effects from COVID-19. How did the country make it through?
More than 100 cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported in the United States, as of March 3, 2020.
In modern-day medicine, doctors have little time to spend with patients. Author and cardiologist Eric Topol believes artificial intelligence can help.
Who controls a woman’s body? Herself? Her church? Her community? Her government?
What can fix a democracy in crisis?
Robert Runcie on the power of education, how tragedy shakes a community, and why he believes in hope
Ahead of the midterms, what are we hearing about the candidates, the campaigns, and the issues?
At age 25, Gaby Pacheco was the first undocumented Latina to testify in front of Congress.
Is the Republican Party in the United States having an identity crisis?
How can the public get past compassion fatigue to continue to fight for immigrants?
US Surgeon General Jerome Adams on national health crises, gun violence, and mental health.
Which strategies are most promising to stop gun violence in Chicago?
What might we learn from the past about the current state of politics and democracy in America?
Trust in civic, religious, and academic institutions is at an all-time low in America.