Viewpoint Archives

05.07.2026 Domestic violence and abuse concept

A Deadly Oversight: Unintended Consequences of Restricting Abortions

For women in violent relationships, an abortion can be the difference between finding freedom from or being tethered to an abuser. (From 2024)

Guest Author Alyssa Amendola

04.30.2026 Two injectors dosing pens for subcutaneous injection of antidiabetic medication or anti-obesity medication hovering over a blue background. Yellow measuring tape around the injectors, suggesting weight loss.

Two injectors dosing pens for subcutaneous injection of antidiabetic medication or anti-obesity medication hovering over a blue background. Yellow measuring tape around the injectors, suggesting weight loss.

Health Equity

The Weight Loss Drug Revolution, Examined

Drugs can treat obesity. Structural change can prevent it. The most promising answers may live at the intersection of both.

Guest Author Shrutika Damle

04.27.2026 A public drop box for used needles, on a neighborhood sidewalk by a building. The box is bright yellow and bears the standard bio-hazard symbol.

A public drop box for used needles, on a neighborhood sidewalk by a building. The box is bright yellow and bears the standard bio-hazard symbol.

Naloxone, Needles, and the Neighborhood: When Evidence Meets Values In the Opioid Crisis

Can a community insist on safety without turning away from people in crisis, and insist on mercy without asking neighbors to accept chaos?

Guest Author Brandon Huynh

04.23.2026 Young woman sitting on bar counter, looking down at glass full of alcohol

Improving Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment for Women

The alcohol treatment system is not meeting the unique needs of women, and cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will only make this worse.

Guest Authors Maureen Stewart, Rachel Sayko Adams, Sage Feltus

04.15.2026 Low-angle view of two tall corporate glass skyscrapers reflecting a blue sky with white clouds. Corporate power concept

A Reckoning with Corporate and Community Power

To realize the promise of public health, we must make breaking corporate power and building community power central to our strategy.

Guest Author Vinu Ilakkuvan

04.10.2026 Woman standing near plant with shadow and light across her face. Neurodivergent concept

Health Equity

Navigating the Margins

When neurodivergence intersects with Blackness, the stakes of being misunderstood often become higher in both subtle and overt ways.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

03.25.2026 Portrait of a thoughtful older man looking through a window. Lifespan and aging concept

Living Longer, Sicker: Why Healthspan Must Catch Up to Lifespan

The widening gap between healthspan and lifespan reflects a clear paradox: we have extended life without consistently improving its quality.

Guest Author Julia Carreon-Sanchez

Editor Monica L. Wang

03.24.2026 Portrait of a young boy sitting on a hospital bed, looking out the window. Childhood cancer survivorship concept

The Sound of Survival, and the Silence of Survivorship

The end of childhood cancer treatment marks the beginning of a lifetime of care and health challenges that largely go unacknowledged.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

03.19.2026 Portrait of a patient holding the caregiver's hand while spending time together. Elderly health care concept

Shifting the Costs of Nursing Home Care

Cuts under the OBBBA could push states and nursing homes to revive filial laws, forcing adult children to pay for parents’ long-term care.

Guest Authors Monica Aswani, Paul Shafer

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