Closing Newsrooms And A Repeat Of The 2020 Election Push Journalists To Their Limits
The grand undoing of progress in the name of “making America great again” is tough for anyone who has only known the moral arc of the universe to bend toward justice. Jianan Liu/HuffPost Journalism has always been a wild profession. The hours can be nutty. The pressures are severe. The competition is stiff, and the […]
Michael Strahan’s Daughter Isabella Diagnosed With Brain Tumor
LOADINGERROR LOADING Michael Strahan and his daughter, Isabella Strahan, appeared on “Good Morning America” Thursday to share her brain tumor diagnosis. Isabella Strahan was diagnosed with a type of malignant brain tumor known as medulloblastoma last October after starting to experience serious headaches about a month into her first semester at the University of Southern […]
Jen Psaki Busts Republican Reason For Gun Violence As ‘Big Cop Out’
LOADINGERROR LOADING MSNBC’s Jen Psaki on Sunday called out Republicans who say the sole blame for gun violence in America should lie with the mental health crisis, while at the same time opposing programs to tackle it. Mental health is an issue worldwide and “isn’t unique” to the United States, acknowledged Psaki, the former Biden […]
Opinion | ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Are a Greater Health Threat Than Mass Shootings
Another week, another series of mass shootings in America leaving two dozen dead in three states. Having spent my career on the frontlines as a trauma surgeon and gun violence prevention researcher, I want to highlight a recent report by the RAND Corporation. In it they concluded that stand-your-ground laws — which declare that people […]
America’s Doctor Shortage Explained
[embedded content] We’ve heard for years that America has a shortage of doctors. According to projections from the AAMC [Association of American Medical Colleges], if we do not take steps to address this issue, we can expect shortages of between 38,000 and 124,000 physicians by the year 2034. But why is it so difficult to […]
Post-Roe, Health Inequities Will Be Exacerbated, Experts Say
Experts explored the new legal landscape of reproductive health care in America after the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade, during a webinar hosted by the Brookings Institution on Tuesday. One of the major implications of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision is that it will exacerbate health inequalities, said […]
Trevor Noah Laments One Drastic Measure Women Have To Take After Roe Repeal
Trevor Noah on Wednesday called out the “snitch” in “the war that America is waging on women’s bodies” ― their cell phones. (Watch the video below.) In the wake of the Supreme Court’s repeal of Roe v. Wade, eliminating federal protections on abortion, women now have to worry about their phones being used against them […]
Selena Gomez Opens Up
The actress and singer spoke with “Good Morning America” about how being diagnosed with bipolar disorder changed her life.
Opinion | ‘I Am Just Trying to Stand Up to a Bully’: What We Heard This Week
“I am just trying to stand up to a bully.” — John Spertus, MD, of Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, on his copyright infringement lawsuit against the nation’s leading electronic health record vendor, Epic Systems. “If it were my relatives, I would be sending them out to do this.” — Peter Marks, MD, PhD, […]