Community & Public Health

Teach us to treat: Making addiction treatment a medical core competency

By: Siva Sundaram Imagine you’re a primary care doctor seeing a patient one week after his first heart attack. You know the latest evidence, so you tell your patient about a cheap, safe medication that cuts his risk of dying from a second heart attack in half.   But there’s a catch: You were never trained...

Solving the Opioid Epidemic is more than action, it’s a mindset

By: Nick Tod Health care providers, politicians, and community members at large all agree action needs to be taken to address the opioid crisis. While the conversation around how to handle this crisis is a step towards making progress in our communities, much more is needed to experience meaningful results. Before we can truly address...

Report from Puerto Rico: You can help

by Michael Rivera Rios It is currently Day 14 after Hurricane Maria; I consider myself among the fortunate ones. I decided to spend the storm in my apartment, near my medical school where I felt safe and secure. Sadly this meant being away from my family in Lares. Two days after the hurricane, communication within...

Living Through the Eye of Harvey

By: Ton La, Jr (T.J.) Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Houston, TX during the early morning hours on August 27. When I woke up, all I saw was devastation. Highway 288 transformed into a lake. The bayou running underneath was completely flooded with water spilling into the roads. Hermann Park, a place where I walk almost every...