Health/Self-care

We have the tools — raw materials, surveillance, science, communication — to do better. “It is about political will” to make this a priority, so we don’t forget, like we did the lessons of the 1918 pandemic.

Policies are good, but educating about the perception of Native women in society needs to happen.

Data suggests that prison is not an effective deterrent.

Two formerly incarcerated women share their stories.

Dr. LaPrincess Brewer, a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, grew up in Charlotte, NC, attending a Black church. She

Antiracist research is a revolutionary way of doing research grounded in the understanding that racism is a fundamental cause of health inequities

The U.S. has the most expensive healthcare and education system in the world, but is terrible at keeping people healthy and educated.

Our sighs when the Biden/Harris team was sworn in on January 20 are good starts. Breathing can help everything.

We want our patients to know that we are trusting them to know their bodies.

I want the women who watch my performance to know that no matter what the situation is, there is always someone who is going through the same thing as you, somewhere.

Isolation and connection are not separate, nor are they opposites.

In this country, despite our medical/industrial complexes, we seem to have a “sick-care” system — one that is focused on treating the symptoms but not the causes