Doulas Provide a Valuable Service. Medicaid Should Cover it.As a Black woman and a medical student, I am frightened and frustrated by stories about the concerns of Black women being dismissed during…Feb 262Feb 262
You Have the Right to Pump Breast Milk At WorkTo everyone who thinks they have to stop breastfeeding when they return to work — you don’t. According to the federal PUMP Act, enacted in…Jan 29Jan 29
In Support of Our Sanitation WorkersThe Durham City Council is deeply divided over the demands of our striking sanitation workers.Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 2023
Out of Date Policy Limits Access to Postpartum SterilizationI hadn’t recognized her underneath the swelling, bruises, and lacerations. I had been her delivery nurse eight months earlier, when she had…Aug 8, 20236Aug 8, 20236
Meeting Patients Where They Are“Go to the doctor,” we’re told when we get sick. But what about our neighbors who can’t? A growing segment of the United States population…Apr 5, 2023Apr 5, 2023
In America, Two Pandemics at the Same TimeDo we have two pandemics circulating around the world under the same name? Covid-19, which is the name we all recognize, and a twindemic of…Dec 6, 2022Dec 6, 2022
A Letter to the Russian Ministry of CultureEditor’s Note: This appeared originally on Duke professor Carol Apollonio’s blog, ‘Chekhov’s Footprints.’ It is written to the Russian…Nov 17, 20221Nov 17, 20221
Drugs and Young People: An Under-appreNational EmergencyA recent DEA warning about deadly fentanyl-laced rainbow pills that look like candy is another reminder that overdoses are killing our…Nov 15, 2022Nov 15, 2022
In Monkeypox Fight, Healthcare Must Communicate Better, DifferentlyIn national public health emergencies like monkeypox, our sensitivities around not stigmatizing people can keep us from our goals. We don’t…Sep 29, 2022Sep 29, 2022