Oct 14, 2022 | Author Shouri Dharanipragada, Epidemiology & Infectious Diseases, Public Health Policy
As the world recovers from the daunting COVID-19 epidemic, one city has seen a severe influx in cases. Shanghai, China has been hit with a wave of COVID cases during the past couple of months. As cases have risen, rules were enforced upon citizens, and a heavy...
Jan 15, 2022 | Author Graham Robbins, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Public Health Policy
The Medical Journalism Club recently published the following editorial in the Hyde Park Herald, Pg. 5. ...
Dec 21, 2021 | Author Hala Atassi, Biomedical Ethics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Public Health Policy
On December 1, 2021, The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and legal scholars are warning the public about the possibility of the Justices leaving abortion laws in the hands of individual states....
Nov 25, 2021 | Author Jake Roggin, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Public Health Policy
In the United States healthcare system, patients of minority identities (e.g., People of Color) face health disparities due to systemic stereotypes, biases, and policies reinforced by institutions. However, these institutional disparities are anything but new:...
Apr 4, 2021 | Author Shouri Dharanipragada, Public Health Policy
During the Covid-19 pandemic, it is even more essential for patients to have access to affordable and convenient healthcare in America. A national health reform movement would create this meaningful and necessary benefit for all Americans. Healthcare is both an...
Nov 23, 2020 | Author Katie Bai, Epidemiology & Infectious Diseases, Public Health Policy
The Covid-19 pandemic is sweeping through America, hurting the economy in more ways than imaginable. The viral outbreak causes uncertainty in markets, leading to significant drops in stock prices everywhere. For example, the 11-year bull market has finally come to an...
