HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL PRIMARY CARE REVIEW

P is for Period and P is for Power: Attending to Menstrual Hygiene in Rural India

December 13th, 2022

By: Garima Vats, MBBS

 

“Can I take a bath during my period?” comes a feeble voice from one corner of the classroom. I struggle to put the[...]

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The Various Faces of Trauma

July 1st, 2022

By: Samra Zafar

 

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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The Salutary Impact of Listening to the Trauma Story

June 8th, 2022

By: Richard F. Mollica, MD, MAR

 

I entered the Brighton Marine Public Health Center in Massachusetts in December 1981, where hundreds of Indochinese[...]

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Black Birthing Persons Matter—All of Them

April 14th, 2022

By: Zahada (Kiersten) Gillette-Pierce

 

 A Black trans dad, Kayden Coleman shares his clinical experience during his two pregnancies. He recounts horrible[...]

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Trauma-Informed, Holistic Health Care: A Journey from Patient to Advocate

February 24th, 2022

By: Keisha Walcott

 

PurpLE Health Foundation is a non-profit organization in New York City, which invests in the physical, mental, and[...]

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ACE Scores: The New Fifth Vital Sign?

January 3rd, 2022

By: D. Brendan Johnson, MTS

 

Every day in the hospital, and during every visit to the clinic or emergency room, we pay scrupulous attention to your[...]

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How a Women’s Rights Organization in India is Changing the Culture

November 11th, 2021

By: Sohini Bhattacharya, MA and Urvashi Gandhi, M.Sc

 

Years ago, a friend and I were coming home from university very late on a cool, breezy evening. The public transport[...]

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Health Equity & Reproductive Justice: Transforming Perinatal Care Now

June 2nd, 2021

By: Ashley Shukait, MPH, CHES and Glyceria Tsinas, QMHA

 

Drug-involved fatal poisonings for 2020 are expected to reach over 100,000 in the United States—a 40% increase from the[...]

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Sex Ed Isn’t Actually About Sex

May 24th, 2021

By: Rebekah Rollston, MD, MPH

 

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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COVID-19 Ravages the COFA Community in Hawai‘i

April 22nd, 2021

By: Nash Witten, MD

 

As of January 31, 2021, Pacific Islanders in Hawai‘i had the highest age-adjusted mortality rate in the United States[...]

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