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11.30.2018 New York, NY: May 5, 1988. Watched by a line of police, ACT UP stages a demonstration. © Lee Snider/The Image Works

US Foreign Aid Policy Impedes Ugandan Sexual Minority Men’s Health

The global gag rule affects the health of sexual minority men in low-resource settings who depend on health facilities supported by US funding.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

11.13.2018 a truck with a advertisement on it

Mining and Mobile Units

Coal miners’ “black lung” is at its highest rate in over two decades. Mobile units, created under a program of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, provide miners with chest x-rays and breathing tests to monitor their health.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

11.02.2018 A checkmark by the words Yes-3

Vote Yes on 3

Erin Polka urges a YES vote on Massachusetts Ballot Question 3, to uphold a state non-discrimination law and protect the the civil rights of transgender individuals.

Fellow Erin Polka

10.16.2018 Dance at a nursing home with an older woman reaching for a blue balloon

The Way We Do Things Around Here

Cultural change in nursing homes requires consistency, institutional commitment, local champions, and focusing on the positive.

Guest Author Christine W. Hartmann

10.04.2018 A box of Narcan (naloxone)

Is There a Risk to Naloxone?

Naloxone is a life-saving intervention used to reverse drug overdose, but critics argue that it increases crime and promotes drug use. Ostrach and colleagues disagree, arguing that withholding it is immoral.

Guest Authors Nathan Mullins, Hillary Brown, Bayla Ostrach

09.14.2018 Man sitting on sidewalk with his belongings, with a dog in his lap

Death Comes for the Homeless

For many persons who experience homelessness, life is short and death is not gentle.

Guest Authors Keith McInnes, Robert Hass, Karyn Kershaw, Lisa Murray, Cassidy Stevens

09.12.2018 a person holding a sign

Health Equity

It's Dangerous to Confuse Sex Work and Trafficking

A new law designed to thwart online sex trafficking shuts down sites like Backpage.com and Craigslist personal ads. Sex workers use these sites to solicit and vet clients and share information about predators and say the legislation increases the dangers they face.

Editor Jennifer Beard

09.06.2018 Discarded Needles Mapping - Boston

Crowdsourcing the Opioid Epidemic

In 2015, Boston established a Mobile Sharps Collection Team to respond to discarded needle pick-up requests throughout the city. Data from discarded needle locations could provide an opportunity to address the underlying epidemic.

Guest Authors Benjamin Bearnot, Jorge Rodriguez, John Pearson

09.05.2018 Two empty chairs in a window in Amsterdam red light district

What’s Up with PEPFAR’s Anti-Prostitution Pledge?

The US government has committed millions of dollars to HIV prevention for sex workers, a major departure from the Anti-Prostitution Pledge.

Editor Jennifer Beard

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