OpinionDecember 4, 2020
Who Is My Doctor? Some Hospital Patients Never Know
Anyone who’s been hospitalized has probably asked this question—and probably never found out
Stories by Jennifer Tsai
Jennifer Tsai is an emergency medicine physician in New Haven, Conn.
OpinionSeptember 8, 2020
COVID-19’s Disparate Impacts Are Not a Story about Race
They’re a story about racism
OpinionJuly 14, 2020
Get Armed Police Out of Emergency Rooms
And stop letting hospital security guards carry guns; there are better ways to keep patients and staff safe
OpinionJune 6, 2020
George Floyd’s Autopsy and the Structural Gaslighting of America
The weaponization of medical language emboldened white supremacy with the authority of the white coat. How will we stop it from happening again?
OpinionJanuary 30, 2020
Doctors, Will You Be Watching the Super Bowl?
The culture of the Football Industrial Complex is a public health risk, but we aren’t treating it like one
PolicySeptember 12, 2018
What Role Should Race Play in Medicine?
Rather than a risk factor, it’s better conceptualized as a risk marker of vulnerability, bias or systemic disadvantage
PolicyJuly 12, 2018
Diversity and Inclusion in Medical Schools: The Reality
More students are coming from marginalized groups, but when they arrive they’re often told to hide what makes them different
FitnessApril 2, 2018
Physicians, Depression and Burnout
When I applied for medical school, I knew I was signing up for hard work—but I had not expected this
PolicyJanuary 30, 2018
Racial Differences in Addiction and Other Disorders Aren't Mostly Genetic
The assumption that health disparities are caused by race rather than racism permeates many organizations, including the NIH
PolicyJanuary 23, 2018
A Meditation on the Anatomy Lab
A medical student notes how the white coat can normalize an exceptional amount of violence