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11.04.2020 a red triangle with a exclamation mark on it

The infosphere contributes to the social determinants of health as much as the social sphere and biosphere do.

Guest Authors Jess Morley, Luciano Floridi

10.27.2020 a person holding a speaker

In this era of fake news and misinformation, of pandemics and plandemics, your voice is welcome. It puts the public in public health.

10.26.2020 a roll of stickers with text

The four PHP writing fellows and the three editors have each taken one public health issue and offer reminders of what is at stake in 2020.

10.19.2020 a green leaf with four leaves

Legalization advocates claim marijuana reform is an integral part of social justice efforts, but the data show this to be false.

Guest Author Kevin Sabet

10.09.2020 a group of colorful papers with question marks

But while there remains considerable uncertainty about the true extent of risk, we should not deceive young egg donors for profit.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

10.07.2020 a purple circle on a yellow background

Despite how common intersex conditions are, the medical community largely disregards the identities and needs of intersex youth and adults.

Fellow Gray Babbs

10.05.2020 a close up of a virus

If Covid-19 has taught us nothing else, it’s that politicians need to train in ethics, in government, in the role of scientific inquiry.

Editor Michael Stein

09.29.2020 a group of people in different colors

The current CDC methodology erases a key mechanism through which structural racism operates: social and spatial segregation.

09.21.2020 a number squares with numbers

To be effective, Covid-19 testing must be combined with other epidemic-stopping measures like isolation, quarantine, and contact tracing.

Fellows Gray Babbs, Tasha McAbee

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