Health Disparities
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Puerto Rico—Still Waiting for Power After Hurricane Fiona
A fragile health system, vulnerable elderly, and food insecurity worry University of Puerto Rico's Carmen Vélez Vega
Seventeen Years Later, HBO Film "Katrina Babies" Asks Child Hurricane Survivors How They Feel
"In America, especially during disaster, Black children are not even a thought"
Opioid Overdoses Are Reaching New Highs in Washington, DC
The U.S. capital's opioid crisis is fueled by a lack of comprehensive public policy
Unvaccinated in Nigeria and Still Waiting on a Jab
Scaling up COVID-19 antivirals to fight new variants is now more important than ever
Climate Change and Incarceration
People in prison are vulnerable to extreme temperatures, diseases, and displacement
Indigenous Land Guardianship Around the World
An interview with conservationist and Nia Tero founder Peter Seligmann
The Dangers of Confusing Vaccine Hesitancy with Vaccine Access
Framing "the vaccine hesitant" as a category of people is a critical error
Without Community Health Workers, the Global COVID-19 Response Could Fail
Community health workers have played a vital role in global health efforts
COVID-19 This Week—The Looming Question: Internal Travel Restrictions
To reduce risk, we must close bars and other indoor spaces, reduce crowds, mask up, wash hands, and increase distancing
Contact Tracing Requires Building Trust
As states gear up their contact tracing efforts, here’s how they should approach getting buy-in within their communities
The Unpaid Debt of Underinvestment in Public Health
Limited progress on the social determinants of health has left populations in Kenya and elsewhere vulnerable to COVID-19
COVID-19 This Week: On the Brink
The United States is a global outlier—a long way from vaccines or containment, even as we consider reopening schools
Coronavirus Epidemiology This Week
We won’t stop COVID-19 until we focus on the data that matter