Learn about the vulnerable US prison population in the era of COVID-19
Read moreFighting the Coronavirus and Protecting the Unhoused
Unhoused populations are always vulnerable to health risks and disease, a vulnerability now heightened by the coronavirus epidemic and the spread of COVID-19.
Read moreValuable public health lessons from COVID-19
The lessons of a crisis are of little use if they are not kept in mind after it has passed.
Read morePublic health leaders post open letter to Pence on coronavirus response
This week, public health and legal experts posted an open letter to Vice President Mike Pence and other government leaders detailing the necessary steps for a successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreGottlieb's threat of federal vaccine mandates: questionable legality, poor policy
Doing so would likely violate the law. It could also worsen the problem of vaccination resistance.
Read moreA caravan of migrants carrying smallpox? We’ve seen that before
You’ve heard the warnings. Supporters of President Trump’s strict immigration policies are spreading alarm about a caravan of Spanish-speaking migrants bringing deadly diseases to our borders. There are even claims that some of them are carrying smallpox.
Read moreMinor Access to Prophylaxes in Massachusetts: STI Consent, the Mature Minor Rule, and the Definition of "Treatment"
The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health is currently considering House and Senate bills to amend the Commonwealth’s emergency consent statute (Section 12F), which allows certain minors to self-consent to general medical care, and allows all minors to self-consent STI diagnosis and treatment.
Read moreOf Mosquitoes and “Moral Convictions”: How Rolling Back the Affordable Care Act’s Contraceptive Mandate Jeopardizes Women’s and Children’s Health
December 5 is the deadline to submit comments on the Trump Administration's recent action to gut the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate, which requires employer-sponsored health plans to ensure women's access to free, effective contraception. This decision, announced in October in two Interim Final Rules, threatens serious harm to American children, because of the risk that women who lack access to contraception will become pregnant, contract Zika, and unwittingly transmit the virus to their developing fetus.
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