The Way We Do Things Around Here
Cultural change in nursing homes requires consistency, institutional commitment, local champions, and focusing on the positive.
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Is There a Risk to Naloxone?
Naloxone is a life-saving intervention used to reverse drug overdose, but critics argue that it increases crime and promotes drug use. Ostrach and colleagues disagree, arguing that withholding it is immoral.
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Death Comes for the Homeless
For many persons who experience homelessness, life is short and death is not gentle.
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It’s Dangerous to Confuse Sex Work and Trafficking
A new law designed to thwart online sex trafficking shuts down sites like Backpage.com and Craigslist personal ads. Sex workers use these sites to solicit and vet clients and share information about predators and say the legislation increases the dangers they face.
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Crowdsourcing the Opioid Epidemic
In 2015, Boston established a Mobile Sharps Collection Team to respond to discarded needle pick-up requests throughout the city. Data from discarded needle locations could provide an opportunity to address the underlying epidemic.
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What’s Up with PEPFAR’s Anti-Prostitution Pledge?
The US government has committed millions of dollars to HIV prevention for sex workers, a major departure from the Anti-Prostitution Pledge.
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At a Crossroads: Medical Cannabis and Mental Health
Cultural acceptance of marijuana is increasing, but cannabis has addictive potential and may exacerbate mental health problems, particularly among adolescents and emerging adults.
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Public Charge Regulation and Institutionalizing Immigrant Poverty
The Trump administration’s revision of public charge rules could force non-citizens living here legally to choose between benefits and their future immigration status.
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Racial Disparities, Prescription Medications, and Promoting Equity
For millions in the US, drug prices are an ever-growing barrier. Here are four policy options for addressing racial disparities in access to prescription medication.
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Race, Discrimination, and Health: 50 Years after MLK
Fifty years after Dr. Martin Luther King’s death, racism, discrimination, and prejudice continue to fill the national discourse, especially regarding healthcare. The social justice that Dr. King fought for remains critical to American health today.
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