Access To COVID-19 Vaccines Demands Healthcare Reform
The prospect that uninsured people will need to pay for the vaccine is an expression of the failure of our profit-driven healthcare system. The uninsured have faced the worst of ..."The Double Pandemic": A Panel on Racial Disparities in Healthcare
Medical experts discuss the "double pandemic" of COVID-19 and racism in the healthcare system.Hypocrisy 101: Trump and Socialized Medicine
As Trump decries socialized medicine and Republicans try to gut Obamacare, he himself benefited from taxpayer-funded healthcare while undergoing treatment for Covid-19.Senator Ed Markey and Republican Challenger Kevin O'Connor Meet for Virtual Town Hall
The Boston Intercollegiate Government hosted a virtual townhall featuring US Senator Ed Markey and his Republican challenger Kevin O'Connor.Dr. Thea James Seeks to Broaden Focus of Public Healthcare
Dr. Thea James, Vice President of Mission for Boston Medical Center, described the importance of broadening the scope of how society tackles public health issues in her lecture "Medicine for ...Safety in the Midst of Crisis: Safe Injection Sites to Humanize Drug Users and their ...
The creation of safe injection sites in Boston would provide access to necessary healthcare and change the conversation around drug abuse.New Study Challenges Equity in Healthcare Software
Research has shown that the inherent socio-economic and racial biases present in health care remain present when technology gets involved.Abortion Is a Right, Not a Debate
Regardless of your personal opinion on the subject, preventing women from getting abortions is counterintuitive and should be illegal.