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Health | Allison Torres Burtka
“It’s a dignity issue”: Inside the movement tackling period poverty in the U.S.
People who struggle to afford the rising costs of scarce period supplies face higher risks of infection, and often miss work or school.

Health | Amanda Joy Calhoun
What if doctors wore body cameras?
Body camera footage is linked to reduced police brutality. If it might do the same for the racism and medical brutality Black patients face, it’s worth a try.

The Big Picture | Katrina Gipson
Overpoliced hospitals are a scary place for the traumatized or undocumented
We can provide a safe work environment without risking illegal searches, interference with treatment, and fear of deportation in patients.

Health | Khary Rigg, Ph.D.
The Black opioid crisis reveals that barriers to treatment must come down
Urban Black communities are now ground zero for overdose deaths, yet Black people don’t get the same access to life saving medication. Systemic racism in healthcare is making this epidemic deadlier.