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To best serve the evolving needs of patients and communities, medical education should include public health and prevention in the curriculum, thereby addressing social accountability of medical schools.

While talk of vaccine safety commissions is concerning to those who believe that vaccines are both safe and effective, here are some reasons not to panic.

I am more optimistic about the ACA’s fate than at any time since November 9th. The current fight feels more like 1993 when Clinton failed than 2009 when Obama succeeded.

We’re pleased to publish the winning essay in PHP’s first essay contest “Dear Paul Ryan…” Congratulations and thank you to all the students who submitted essays!

The second of three essays chosen in PHP’s first essay contest “Dear Paul Ryan…”

The first of three essays chosen in PHP’s first essay contest “Dear Paul Ryan…”

People may think reproductive justice is synonymous with reproductive rights, but the two are distinctly and philosophically different.

Robert K. Coughlin of MassBio on why a new law, commonly referred to as 21st Century Cures, will have real and positive impact.

Thank you for reading Public Health Post. We’re excited about our plans for 2017, we’ll continue to highlight important public health issues, always with an eye to how we can advance the conversation.

The U.S. has ranked behind most industrialized countries on maternal mortality for years, but stopped publishing an official maternal mortality ratio in 2007. It was this failure that was the impetus for our study.