Health

Issues related to physical, mental and emotional health.

Open Burn Pits: The Legalized Poisoning of Communities
Senior Airman in a face mask tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit.

Open Burn Pits: The Legalized Poisoning of Communities

The U.S. military’s practice of open burn and open detonation weighs the value of human life against cheap waste disposal.

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1526 966 Dominique Stewart
Marginalized Communities at Risk with Record Heat Waves
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Marginalized Communities at Risk with Record Heat Waves

Climate change and environmental degradation disproportionately impact marginalized communities of color around the globe.

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2400 1600 Andrew Lee
The Barriers to End-of-Life Hospice Care
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The Barriers to End-of-Life Hospice Care

Underserved communities withheld end-of-life support as healthcare disparities in hospice care access grow.

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1920 1280 Kayla Hui, MPH
Building Trust in Local Water Sources
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Building Trust in Local Water Sources

Lack of infrastructure and accountability from local U.S. governments has led to public distrust in tap water.

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2400 1600 Nicole Cardoza
The Growing Threat to Contraception Access
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The Growing Threat to Contraception Access

Recent attacks on contraception threaten to undo decades of progress made by the landmark Griswold v. Connecticut ruling.

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1080 731 Dominique Stewart
What is Gender-Affirming Care?
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What is Gender-Affirming Care?

Dozens of anti-trans laws have been passed recently, with many banning gender-affirming care for youth.

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2400 1599 Andrew Lee
The Limits of Therapy-Speak When Advocating Mental Health
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The Limits of Therapy-Speak When Advocating Mental Health

Therapy-speak is about using specific phrases from professional-class work environments or therapy as trump cards in everyday interactions.

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1920 1280 Andrew Lee
Why Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Falls Short
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Why Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Falls Short

As companies continue layoffs amid fears of an impending recession, workers risk unemployment and loss of health insurance.

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2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
In Defense of Extending the U.S. Pandemic Response
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In Defense of Extending the U.S. Pandemic Response

Leveraging human life for normalcy has been the theme of the U.S. pandemic response.

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2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
Ensuring Diabetes Drug Access Amid Shortage and Greed
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Ensuring Diabetes Drug Access Amid Shortage and Greed

Diabetes patients face difficulty filling prescriptions as Ozempic shortage and Insulin costs limit drug access.

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1036 648 Andrew Lee
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