Tag / health
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The Spread Of The Sprawl
St. Louisans and Wash U students rightly criticize the city’s anemic public transportation and bike infrastructure. However, this shortage exists in the context of St. Louis’ overbuilt automobile infrastructure. St. Louis sits at the intersection of several major interstate highways that serve as the arteries of a larger network of roads that make up the…
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Rust
The last days of fall semester are always a blur. I recall sitting at a desk with a dreaded white stack in the center. “Given the following differential equation model, is the system stable?” Before I can put the pencil to paper, the scene swirls around me, and now I’m in the dorm room of…
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The Cultural Politics Of Mental Health In A Black Family
I have yet to share this part of my life’s story on such a public forum. I ask that you accept that this is my story to share, and bear with me as I continue coming to terms with it. My mother was the kind of woman that very seldom pulled any punches—she had the…
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Washington University In St. JUULouis
My obsession with the JUUL began one Saturday night when I was cozied up in my dorm room watching YouTube videos about butchering meat. As I lay in my pajamas, knees propped up, I was deeply engrossed in the knife work of a craft butcher who was carefully demonstrating how to fillet a Denver steak.…
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The Risks of the Public Option
In early July, the health policy community heard a familiar proposal from familiar voices. After some restraint, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton promoted a public option insurance plan in every state as a key pillar of her health care platform, a provision that appeals to Senator Bernie Sander’s progressive base as a step toward a…
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Texas, Back-Alley Abortions, and Other Developments in the “War on Women”
BY BILLIE MANDELBAUM In 2011, there were 44 facilities in Texas where abortions were performed. Today, only 24 facilities remain. This decline stems from stringent regulations put in place by Texas House Bill 2, which was signed into law last year by Governor Rick Perry. The legislation requires doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges…
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Obamacare
BY JULIA KONG for GLOBEMED The Affordable Care Act (known as Obamacare) went into effect earlier this month, bringing about the largest overhaul of our health care system since the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid. Our country is split on the changes to come, but the bottom line remains that the old system left our…
