A news magazine at the intersection of public health and policy.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is again at the center of a humanitarian catastrophe. The eastern provinces, long plagued by decades of conflict, are now reeling from an intensified crisis as the M23 rebel group continues its violent advance. For women in eastern DRC, pregnancy has become a life-threatening ordeal

The negative impacts of the ancient caste system still affect entire communities in today's global south. Distinctions limit access to education, employment, and other opportunities, thereby leading to social exclusion, marginalization, and violence

This terrible disaster has demonstrated how climate change has become reality, and that these effects will not be felt evenly

Poor living conditions and institutional obstacles to medical treatment have promoted a lucrative market for falsified medical goods

June 24th, 2022 was a devastating day for Americans. Abortion is no longer a right protected by the federal government, and 1 in 3 women in the US have lost access to this medical procedure

The future of the Uyghur people seems dire, and the U.S. should continue to pressure China and protect the Uyghur population

The stateless Rohingya population has been subjected to consecutive waves of massive violence and brutality. Subsequently, they started migrating out of their home state in the early 1990s

Many South Asians never reach the point of actively seeking care, especially if it’s for a mental illness, because the appearance of “weakness” has been so heavily stigmatized

The very word “refugee” carries a significant rhetorical, social, and legal power. While the plights of refugees and asylum seekers can mobilize civil society and invoke empathy from individuals, it is the legal definition that establishes a mark of legitimacy in the eyes of the international community and triggers state obligations

Despite celebrations that California was ‘banning private prisons’ in 2019 as headlines claimed, its for-profit prison industry is still currently alive and well in 2020, even expanding, putting detainees at higher risks of harm than ever before