Author: healthrighters

COVID-19, Science, Technology, Research

The Newest Misinformation Outbreak: Fetal Cell Tissue and the Covid-19 Vaccine

Written by Julia Bulova Controlling the spread of scientific misinformation has been a struggle since the beginning of the pandemic, and this threat to public health has not stopped with the advent of two extremely successful vaccines. In fact, with this new development comes a torrent of damaging information. Among widely disseminated false claims of vaccine-related deaths and extreme allergic reactions, the newest propaganda involves … Continue reading The Newest Misinformation Outbreak: Fetal Cell Tissue and the Covid-19 Vaccine

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Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, Healthcare Systems & Institutions

Protesting is Public Health: The Solution to Solving America’s Current Pandemic

Written By: Sadhana Matheswaran Call: I say “Black Lives”, You say “Matter” Response: Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. Say Her Name. Breonna Taylor. Show me what America Looks Like? This is What America Looks Like. No Justice. No Peace.   These chants began to fill the streets in early June as thousands of individuals around the country protested in support of the Black Lives Matter … Continue reading Protesting is Public Health: The Solution to Solving America’s Current Pandemic

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Healthcare Systems & Institutions, Marginalized Populations

Continued Discrimination of the Disabled in Healthcare

Written by Jhanvi Desai Designed by Antoinette Fang Peyton, a forty-five-year-old female with cerebral palsy, had an appointment at a clinic one morning. The appointment would normally have been simple, but for Peyton it wasn’t. She had to wait four hours to see her healthcare provider at an upper level of the building because the clinic had neither an elevator nor a wheelchair lift. Eventually, … Continue reading Continued Discrimination of the Disabled in Healthcare

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COVID-19, Healthcare Systems & Institutions, Marginalized Populations

The Right to Health Must Guide Covid-19 Criminal Justice Response and Reform

Written by Nikky Soni While the highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental right of every human  being, the adverse effects of correctional facilities on incarcerated individuals’ physical and  mental health is often ignored. The American mass incarceration system remains a politically neglected reality, rooted in slavery, that systemically reinforces race and class-based structural  inequalities. Where carceral systems already exacerbate health inequity, Covid-19 has  … Continue reading The Right to Health Must Guide Covid-19 Criminal Justice Response and Reform

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Healthcare Systems & Institutions

Implications of Defunding USPS on 2020 Election and Healthcare

Written by Nishant Kumar A voting process that is safe and available to American voters is an important issue for the upcoming 2020 presidential election amid a global pandemic that has killed more than 210,000 Americans. The United States Postal Service (USPS) will play an essential role in safely delivering and collecting ballots for millions of Americans in the upcoming election. In fact, the USPS … Continue reading Implications of Defunding USPS on 2020 Election and Healthcare

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COVID-19, Marginalized Populations

COVID-19 and the Prison Industrial Complex

Written by Rohan Ravirala Nine months after COVID-19 first arrived in the United States in February 2020, the government has yet to admit its failures when handling a national health crisis. As the virus continues to sweep through states and disproportionately impact marginalized communities, both Congress and the Trump administration are reluctant to enact meaningful legislation that adequately protects unemployed Americans and undocumented immigrants. While … Continue reading COVID-19 and the Prison Industrial Complex

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Healthcare Systems & Institutions

The Downward Spiral of Health Inequality – And What We Can Do to Prevent It

Written by: Ricky Illindala America is knee-deep in combating the dangerous threat posed by COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic is currently testing the government’s ability to protect its people and has thrown nearly all Americans’ lives into disarray. Most of us desire a return to normalcy; a life where we can go about our daily routines without fear of catching a life-threatening virus at any time. … Continue reading The Downward Spiral of Health Inequality – And What We Can Do to Prevent It

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COVID-19, Education

Transforming Education in the COVID Era

Written By: Ratan Kaliani These are unprecedented times. Too often in our lives, we hear these words and brush off the issues we’re facing. After all, when you’re facing a monumental crisis with no end in sight, it’s easy to resign yourself to the fact that there’s nothing you can do. If all of the progress and human innovation we’ve accomplished over the millennia can’t … Continue reading Transforming Education in the COVID Era

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