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COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation: Where Science Meets Social Justice

Max Cohen

Nov 26, 20206 min read

COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation: Where Science Meets Social Justice

As health care providers, we are very frequently put in a unique position of juggling the wholly logical and practical field of Science...

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No-Shave November? Let’s do more than stop shaving

Jessica Stauber

Nov 3, 20203 min read

No-Shave November? Let’s do more than stop shaving

As we move into November and inch closer to the much-anticipated closure of the year 2020, many of us may start noticing some of our...

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The Need for More Abortion: Education, Provision, & Access

BMGC

Oct 20, 202013 min read

The Need for More Abortion: Education, Provision, & Access

Courtney Smith BMGC Guest Author October 20, 2020 Note: Though this article was written toward an audience of physicians, medical...

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Framework for Inequality in Quality Improvement (QI)

Andrea Kratzke Nelson MD

Oct 1, 20202 min read

Framework for Inequality in Quality Improvement (QI)

Say you are in clinic, and you have noticed that there is an increase in patients struggling to control their blood pressure. You, astute...

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Rebecca Fujimura MD

Sep 13, 20205 min read

Addressing Healthcare Burnout

So you want to save the world? You run full force into your career of choice, ready to make that impact, protect lives, spread that...

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Jessica Stauber

Sep 5, 20204 min read

Tackling Food Insecurity

As of 2018, food insecurity affects 11.1% (14.3 million) of U.S. households. These numbers are only expected to increase due to the...

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Working with Patients with Disabilities in a Healthcare Setting

BMGC

Aug 18, 20201 min read

Working with Patients with Disabilities in a Healthcare Setting

As new medical professionals enter the field in the next few months - many are interacting with people with disabilities - something that...

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Racism in the Air, Water, and Where We Live: Environmental Racism

Katelynn Alcorn

Aug 2, 20204 min read

Racism in the Air, Water, and Where We Live: Environmental Racism

The roots of current systemic racism in the United States have been at the forefront of our minds and dominating headlines across all...

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Max Jacobs

Aug 1, 20206 min read

My Top 10 Public Health Books

While in medical school, the idea of doing anything that wasn’t directly tied to a test or a board exam seemed superfluous, if not...

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BMGC

Jul 27, 20202 min read

Food Insecurity - Doing our Part

Food insecurity affected 11.5% of Americans long before the pandemic. That percentage will continue to rise for the foreseeable future;...

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Resource Roundup: Online Contraception Providers

Jessica Stauber

Jul 9, 20203 min read

Resource Roundup: Online Contraception Providers

By: Jessica Stauber and Max Cohen All women should have the opportunity to access affordable, safe, and effective contraception and...

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Herd Immunity: It May Not Mean What You Think It Means

Rinki Goswami

Jun 30, 20204 min read

Herd Immunity: It May Not Mean What You Think It Means

As the pandemic begins to wear on our psyche, much of the conversation has turned to the seemingly simple concept of Herd Immunity. This...

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I’m Done Waiting: A Call for the Disabled Revolution

BMGC

Jun 27, 20207 min read

I’m Done Waiting: A Call for the Disabled Revolution

Annie Carl I am angry. My whole being feels like it might burst and set fire to everything around me. A peaceful protest has taken over...

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Incarceration Medicine: Problems and Potential

Andrea Kratzke Nelson MD

Jun 25, 20207 min read

Incarceration Medicine: Problems and Potential

Abstract As the incarcerated population in America continues to rise, parts of the incarcerated healthcare system continue to fail to...

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Ally's Act: How Much is Your Hearing Worth

BMGC

Jun 23, 20203 min read

Ally's Act: How Much is Your Hearing Worth

Whitney Lyle, Au.D. Pediatric Audiologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado Take a minute and place yourself at the end of the week. You...

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Ally's Act - Why Hearing Assistive Devices are Necessary- Letter Template

Rinki Goswami

Jun 22, 20204 min read

Ally's Act - Why Hearing Assistive Devices are Necessary- Letter Template

By: Rinki Goswami and Whitney Lyle Tens of thousands of people across the United States are diagnosed with hearing loss (congenital,...

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Practical Wellness Tips for Thriving in the Era of COVID

BMGC

Jun 12, 20205 min read

Practical Wellness Tips for Thriving in the Era of COVID

During the era of COVID-19, it can sometimes feel as though we have no control over our own well-being. We may have adopted some...

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Max Cohen

Jun 10, 20206 min read

Dollars and Sense: COVID Economics

US jobless claims have now surpassed 40 million over the past 12 weeks. Early numbers suggest nearly 50% of small businesses have...

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Health Meets Food: Bridging the Gap in Nutrition Education

BMGC

Jun 8, 20205 min read

Health Meets Food: Bridging the Gap in Nutrition Education

America’s food and work culture have led to the doubling of obesity since the 1980s, like yeast making bread rise, with no rest in sight....

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New Ebola Outbreak: A terrifying new development in the Congo, a country on the brink

Max Jacobs

Jun 5, 20202 min read

New Ebola Outbreak: A terrifying new development in the Congo, a country on the brink

New Ebola Outbreak: A terrifying new development in the Congo, a country on the brink The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has a new...

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