Stories
The Various Faces of Trauma
Trigger warning: Parts of this piece may be triggering. Please take the time and space to look after yourself and seek[...]
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Advocacy
Inspire: Helping Families with Asthma Catch Their Breath
“I did whatever I needed to for my child to get the proper services… you are the professionals, but I’m the mom.”
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Advocacy
Centering the Woman in Maternity Care
Few human experiences match the intensity of stress, pain, exertion, and emotional turmoil as labor. The mortality risk[...]
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Stories
Responsible Medical Engagement in the Developing World
In July 2018, I engaged in a four-week research and service-learning trip in Buhoma, Kanungu District, Uganda. The trip[...]
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Knock-Knock: Our Ordinary is the Patient’s Extraordinary
The time reads 8:30 am. Walking down the pediatric wards as a third-year medical student, it is easy to get lost in the[...]
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Sex Ed Isn’t Actually About Sex
As a teen in rural Appalachia, I didn’t know what I was missing when it came to my abstinence-only sex education. It[...]
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The Current State of COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts in Children
Children are absolutely essential to the success of COVID-19 vaccination efforts, as children aged 0-15 years compose[...]
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Child Care and Early Education is a Social Determinant of Health—For Children and Adults
More than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, child care solutions for families remain scarce. A high-stakes problem[...]
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Relief-Seeking Immigrant Children
In times of crisis, the most vulnerable populations are often the ones most affected. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic,[...]
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COVID-19 Exacerbates Food Insecurity in Latino Children & Families
COVID-19 has exacerbated long-standing health disparities that continue to affect Latino families, and further, the[...]
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