Last winter, two men awaiting sentencing at Rikers Island—a jail complex infamous for neglecting to provide critical medical care to its inmates—underwent elective weight-loss surgeries. Luis Perez and David Mustiga had both been recruited by Bel...
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Last winter, two men awaiting sentencing at Rikers Island—a jail complex infamous for neglecting to provide critical medical care to its inmates—underwent elective weight-loss surgeries. Luis Perez and David Mustiga had both been recruited by Bel...
Peter Neronha is the Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island, a role he has held since 2019. He has previously served as the US Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 2009–2017 and as Assistant US Attorney from 2002–2009. Neronha is...
Peter Neronha is the Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island, a role he has held since 2019. He has previously served as the US Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 2009–2017 and as Assistant US Attorney from 2002–2009. Neronha is...
“By 3:00 PM most days, the emergency room is often exploding with patients. Hospital gurneys stand inches apart. When beds run out, patients squeeze into tightly packed chairs. When the chairs run out, patients must stand. We go home feeling like f...
“By 3:00 PM most days, the emergency room is often exploding with patients. Hospital gurneys stand inches apart. When beds run out, patients squeeze into tightly packed chairs. When the chairs run out, patients must stand. We go home feeling like f...
Dr. Eileen Appelbaum is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, DC; a fellow at the Rutgers University Center for Women and Work; and a visiting lecturer at the University of Leicester. Her research focuses on the ...
Dr. Eileen Appelbaum is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, DC; a fellow at the Rutgers University Center for Women and Work; and a visiting lecturer at the University of Leicester. Her research focuses on the ...
Drug overdoses in the United States have grown enormously over the past five years. As a consequence, public health officials across the country have lobbied for harm reduction policies. In December 2021, New York City became the first city in the Un...
Drug overdoses in the United States have grown enormously over the past five years. As a consequence, public health officials across the country have lobbied for harm reduction policies. In December 2021, New York City became the first city in the Un...
The American economy is unique for many reasons – most notably, its failure to regulate education and healthcare. In both sectors, this has led to per capita spending that is far too high, and results that are significantly lower than those of our ...
The American economy is unique for many reasons – most notably, its failure to regulate education and healthcare. In both sectors, this has led to per capita spending that is far too high, and results that are significantly lower than those of our ...
After earning her Master of Science in Nursing at Vanderbilt University in 2016, Caitlyn White began her career as a nurse practitioner (NP) in Fort Worth, Texas. There, she worked with a group of nine pediatricians and neonatologists to oversee the ...
After earning her Master of Science in Nursing at Vanderbilt University in 2016, Caitlyn White began her career as a nurse practitioner (NP) in Fort Worth, Texas. There, she worked with a group of nine pediatricians and neonatologists to oversee the ...
Gabriel Winant is an historian who studies the social structures of inequality in modern American capitalism and a professor at the University of Chicago. His first book, The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt A...
Gabriel Winant is an historian who studies the social structures of inequality in modern American capitalism and a professor at the University of Chicago. His first book, The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt A...
For most Americans in suburban or urban areas, a trip to the doctor is usually as innocuous as a quick 20-minute car ride. But for 20 percent (60 million) of Americans who live in rural communities, where hospitals and the health care professionals n...
For most Americans in suburban or urban areas, a trip to the doctor is usually as innocuous as a quick 20-minute car ride. But for 20 percent (60 million) of Americans who live in rural communities, where hospitals and the health care professionals n...
Over the summer, former Cigna executive Wendell Potter made headlines for exposing the misinformation campaigns that corporate health insurance providers have long initiated against universal health care systems. During Potter’s tenure at Cigna, th...
Over the summer, former Cigna executive Wendell Potter made headlines for exposing the misinformation campaigns that corporate health insurance providers have long initiated against universal health care systems. During Potter’s tenure at Cigna, th...
Tech companies know too much about us. So, it makes sense that the conversation around digital privacy revolves around keeping our personal information encrypted and tucked away, where few can access it. The issue becomes more nuanced, however, when ...
Tech companies know too much about us. So, it makes sense that the conversation around digital privacy revolves around keeping our personal information encrypted and tucked away, where few can access it. The issue becomes more nuanced, however, when ...
The United States is home to the highest rate of maternal mortality in the developed world. In particular, African American women suffer the worst health outcomes in birthing and pregnancy. African American women are three to four times more likely t...
The United States is home to the highest rate of maternal mortality in the developed world. In particular, African American women suffer the worst health outcomes in birthing and pregnancy. African American women are three to four times more likely t...