In 2015, Jennifer Nicolaisen was working in consulting and getting by some days on just two hours of sleep. She was a 27-year-old statistician in northern Virginia, basking in what she called “rising star energy”—the glow that came from approval from her boss, her c...
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The Gates Foundation says that inequality stands in the way of progress
The third annual Goalkeepers report from the Gates Foundation is out, and even in a year in which the world seems prey to never ending political and environmental instability, it isn’t straying from the organization’s core optimistic philosophy: Despite all the...
Going to the doctor can be a traumatic experience for trans patients—but one piece of paper would help change that
As a medical professional, I’ve experienced firsthand how increased advocacy and visibility of transgender people in recent years has made an impact—more trans patients are coming in for routine primary care, and doctors are helping to achieve more positive health outcomes.
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How an ER doctor and a Purdue Pharma whistleblower think about the opioid crisis
Purdue Pharma has received heaps of criticism for the role it played in the US opioid epidemic. After a year-long investigation, Quartz found that Mundipharma—an international network of companies also owned by...
Detroit accidentally caused a pollen crisis by bulldozing the city’s abandoned areas
Much of Detroit is in ruins. The city spreads over 139 square miles, but about 20 square miles of that—an area just under the size of Manhattan—is vacant. Home in 1950 to more than 1.8 ...
25% of Americans are disabled. So why aren’t the Democratic candidates talking about it?
July 26th marked the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While normally folks would ignore this year and focus on the act’s more momentous upcoming 30th anniversary, given that we are in the midst of a presidential campaign, this anniversary deserves our...
