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Health Archive

Archives for November 2023

Public Health
It’s getting increasingly dangerous to be a newborn in the USIt’s getting increasingly dangerous to be a newborn in the US
Public Health

How maternity care deserts are leading to a spike in infant syphilis and mortality rates.

By Keren Landman, MD
Future Perfect
The world’s largest child displacement crisis is in SudanThe world’s largest child displacement crisis is in Sudan
Future Perfect

While attention is rightly focused on the catastrophe in Gaza, millions elsewhere are suffering — and the world doesn’t seem to care.

By Bryan Walsh
Culture
Hollywood is missing the big picture on the opioid crisisHollywood is missing the big picture on the opioid crisis
Culture

From Pain Hustlers to Dopesick to The Fall of the House of Usher, filmmakers are fascinated by the epidemic. But what are they saying?

By Alissa Wilkinson
Policy
Patients don’t know how to navigate the US health system — and it’s costing themPatients don’t know how to navigate the US health system — and it’s costing them
Policy

A crisis of confusion is making health care more expensive for many Americans.

By Dylan Scott
World Politics
The death toll from Gaza, explainedThe death toll from Gaza, explained
World Politics

Real-time fatality counts from conflict zones like Gaza are almost never right. Pay attention to them anyway.

By Keren Landman, MD

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