Viewpoint Archives

10.21.2022 a stethoscope on top of money

Malignant Debt

Cancer treatment costs, even for those with health insurance, leave many patients with staggering debt and difficult choices.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

10.17.2022 earth inside of piggy bank

Invest Your Capital in Public Health

Proposed rules to require public companies to disclose climate-related information in their financial filings is good public health.

Fellow Abby Outterson

08.31.2022 doctor holding plastic sperm

Do Men Face Barriers to Birth Control?

Vasectomies are a safe, non-invasive, and often reversible, male sterilization procedure; yet the US has low vasectomy rates.

Guest Author Callie MacDonald

08.22.2022 2 menthol cigarettes

Unintended Consequences of a Well-Intentioned Menthol Ban

A ban is a top-down, paternalistic approach that may lead to an illicit market for menthol tobacco products, and potentially exacerbate racial disparities in policing.

Guest Authors Richard Silbert, Amirala Pasha

07.25.2022 a scale with a yellow tape measure

Health Equity

Common Myths About Obesity

Misinformation leads to ill-advised public health approaches to treating obesity.

Guest Author Callie MacDonald

07.21.2022 a drawing of uterus and a stethoscope

Something Lost, Nothing Gained

PHP fellows and editors analyze how the decision to overturn federal abortion protection rolls back reproductive rights and affects health.

Fellows Barbara Espinosa, Connor McCombs, Abby Outterson, Bethany Hallenborg, Hannah Tremont

Editors Teresa Wood Kett, Michael Stein, Jennifer Beard

03.22.2022 person in bed

Death’s Witness: The Toll on Family Caregivers

Families need thorough educational, planning, and support resources, to mentally prepare for providing end-of-life care.

Fellow Sara Mar

03.15.2022 stadium under lights

Health Equity

The I in TEAM

Though rugged individualism can breed innovation, it has fostered a society that fiercely opposes — even fears — collectivism.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

03.08.2022 US map with pills

Prioritizing Harm Reduction Funding Without Stigma

The intersection of the Covid-19 pandemic and opioid epidemic has necessitated federal funding toward harm reduction.

Guest Author C To

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