Commercializing Marijuana
Legalization advocates claim marijuana reform is an integral part of social justice efforts, but the data show this to be false.
...more 
Egg Donation Risk and Reward
But while there remains considerable uncertainty about the true extent of risk, we should not deceive young egg donors for profit.
...more
Why X and Y?
Despite how common intersex conditions are, the medical community largely disregards the identities and needs of intersex youth and adults.
...more
Attacking Standards and Science
If Covid-19 has taught us nothing else, it’s that politicians need to train in ethics, in government, in the role of scientific inquiry.
...more
Who Bears the Weight of Covid-19?
The current CDC methodology erases a key mechanism through which structural racism operates: social and spatial segregation.
...more
Testing 1, 2, 3
To be effective, Covid-19 testing must be combined with other epidemic-stopping measures like isolation, quarantine, and contact tracing.
...more
Uptake of PrEP
The full potential of PrEP is yet to be realized because only a fraction of people who would benefit from taking it have access.
...more
A Return to Reason
We in public health work the realm of attempted truth, not fabrication that serves powerful, partisan interest.
...more
Summer Publishing Break
Public Health Post is taking a summer publishing break. Thank you for reading, writing, listening, and subscribing. We’ll be back with new stories about the state of the health of the population on Monday, August 24.
...more
More Than the Sticker Price
The physiologic definition of infertility carries an underlying cis-heteronormative bias that excludes individuals who experience social infertility.
...more