This is the #Texas healthcare story we need.” – Maninder Kahlon, vice dean, University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Kahlon’s tweet was one of many sent in response to our story last week about two East Texas doctors who grew so frustrated by Texas’ refusal to expand Medicaid that they opened their own safety-net clinic. Patients, […]
Posted inAccess to Care
A Free Medical Clinic Opened in Rural East Texas. Thousands Poured in for Help.
Texas ranks dead last in access to health care and has the highest uninsured rate in the country. So two longtime doctors in rural Henderson County created a homegrown safety net to fill the gap.
Posted inEnvironment
The Titans of Plastic
Pennsylvania becomes the newest sacrifice zone for America’s plastic addiction.
Posted inCommentary
With Flu Season Approaching, Vaccine Hesitancy Becomes a Big Worry
Vaccine hesitancy and refusal have become a public health crisis. This was true even before the pandemic when, in 2019, the World Health Organization named vaccine hesitancy a top-ten threat to global health.
Posted inEnvironment
Lots of Things Drive Violence in Prison. Add Heat to the List.
To keep our cool in this record hot summer, most of us are probably choosing to spend more time in air-conditioned spaces. For many people in Georgia prisons, that simply is not an option.
Posted inCommentary
Stealth Impact of Climate Change: Deteriorating Mental Health
Climate change has caused more intense wildfires, floods, hurricanes and inflicted other forms of tangible harm. But an oft-overlooked consequence is worsening mental health.
Posted inCommentary
CDC Gives Up on COVID Prevention
With its August 11 summary of COVID-19 guidance, CDC essentially acknowledges that it has given up on reducing the spread of the virus and is leaving us all on our own.
Posted inCommentary
Workers Keep Dying in Trenches. It’s a Symptom of America’s Tepid Commitment to Worker Safety.
OSHA said 22 workers had died in trench cave-ins during the first six months of this year, compared to 15 in all of 2021.
Posted inToxic Texas Air
Why Do So Many Chemical Releases in Texas Go Unpunished?
In some cases, these “emissions events” aren’t illegal. In others, state regulators give polluters the benefit of the doubt.
Posted inPHW News
PHW Turns a Year Old
Public Health Watch turns a year old on Wednesday. That’s hard for me to fathom. A year goes by very quickly when you’re engrossed in something meaningful. A little history is in order.