From fields to kitchens, the fight against extreme heat Commentary by Chris Ramsaroop As temperatures shattered records across North America this summer, Jeremiah, a greenhouse worker in Ontario’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker program, stepped inside a…
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How Hurricane Katrina birthed a global health vanguard By Joshua Reaves The US government left Black residents to die after Hurricane Katrina, refusing Cuba’s offer of emergency doctors. This racist neglect exposed a truth that…
How a tiny island defies U.S. sanctions to lead in healthcare By Renee L Quarterman and Dr Leonardo González de Dios In the heart of the Cuban capital, the Dr. Cosme Ordoñez Carceller Teaching Polyclinic…
By Dawn Attride In Duplin County, North Carolina, there is a pollutant that hangs in the air, the water and the soil. It tumbles in the breeze and into homes through open windows, settling as…
Trump’s plans to undercut, privatize vets’ medical care By John Ketwig Veterans who get their health care from “The VA,” actually the cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs, need to be aware that the Trump administration…
By Monique Simone Shaw I want for my daughters what we all want for the generations to come—a future where they are safe, healthy, and free to pursue their dreams and build families if and…
2024 Data Indicates By Jessica Mason Pieklo One thing about abortion providers is that they are astonishingly good at delivering care to patients, even in the most hostile climates. That’s a truth born out in…
Faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times By Samantha Rosenthal Editors Note: March 31 was International Transgender Day of Visibility. Presently, transgender rights are under political attack throughout the United…
Not More Health Care? Commentary by Katerina Canyon We already have the money for social programs. We just choose to spend it on war instead of on people. On March 17, 2025, DefenseScoop reported that…
And why that threatens everyone By Sara Novicć Twelve days before Donald Trump took office, Charlie Kirk, media personality and rightwing activist, complained on his eponymous show about the presence of American Sign Language (ASL)…