Compassion Fade
To counteract compassion fade, a change in emotional response, it’s important to reflect and be deliberate about our response to human suffering.
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Religion and Our Health
Among underserved populations, potential positive effects of attending religious services on overall mortality may be undermined by deprivation and poverty.
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Preemption and the Public’s Health
Preemption laws are affecting policy areas that vary from regulating e-cigarettes to soda bans and taxes to controlling the rise of rent in urban areas.
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After ALS Went Viral
After it went viral, the Ice Bucket Challenge raised more than $200 million in just eight weeks from donors across the world, but then what happened?
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Fish Switch
The concentration of a potent neurotoxin, methylmercury, in saltwater fish is increasing as a result of climate change and overfishing.
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Contributions to Congress
Political Action Committees supported by physician organizations may be unknowingly giving to candidates and legislators who oppose firearm safety measures.
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Universal Coverage Contradictions
Contradicting views on Medicare for All from the electorate may slow the pace of bringing a meaningful health plan for the country.
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Housing Transgender Veterans
The number of transgender veterans experiencing homelessness increased by 89%, while the rate of homelessness among the general population dropped by 48%.
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ACA Enrollment Update
For now, the ACA survives. In many places, it has stabilized, allowing the millions of Americans who obtain insurance to become healthier.
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Eating Well with Dan Wexler
In an effort to curb food insecurity in the US, EatWell provides affordable, healthy meal kits to families living in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhoods.
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