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Public Health Post spoke with Avik Roy, president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, on health care spending, the problems with Medicaid, and the path to universal coverage.

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Emergency room physician Emmy Betz treats at least one patient struggling with thoughts of suicide by the end of nearly every shift. She works to educate the general public about suicide prevention and firearm safety.

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As the first in a new series of conversations with public health innovators, Michael Stein spoke with Iyah Romm, cofounder and CEO of Cityblock, a start-up focused on improving the health of underserved urban populations.

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Today marks the second anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. We spoke with Josh McGill about surviving the shooting, his nursing career, and his thoughts on gun violence prevention policies.

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Ayesha Barenblat is the founder of Remake, a platform dedicated to changing consumer perspectives on fashion and style by increasing awareness about the public health impact of the fashion industry supply chain. 

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PHP spoke with Michael Shively about a prominent study in the Lancet that suggested decriminalization of sex work could reduce HIV infections. Shively maintains the findings were significantly less conclusive than reporters and activists made them out to be.

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Brandi Harless, Mayor of Paducah, Kentucky, talked with Public Health Post about how her background in global health informed the initiatives she’s working on now, and the intersection of public health and public service.

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PHP sat down with Shari Rudavsky, health and medicine reporter for the Indianapolis Star, where she has reported on Indiana’s important public health issues, including the recent HIV outbreak and the opioid crisis.

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Public Health Post sat down with Dr. Sally Satel, practicing psychiatrist at the Partners in Drug Abuse Rehabilitation and Counseling Clinic in Washington, D.C., to discuss the opioid epidemic.

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PHP fellow Madeline Bishop talks with trans rights activist and educator Bobbi Taylor about the intersection of transgender rights and sex work.

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