Health & Wellness

Saving Ourselves Means Saving Each Other: A Reflection on Suicide Awareness Month

This month, heartbroken parents testified before Congress about losing their children to suicide. It brought…

We need more than Trump’s “Baby Bonus” to encourage a healthy growing society

President Trump proposed a “baby bonus” suggesting that birthing parents receive $1,000 to incentivize higher…

Corporate Leaders Need a Spiritual Side

Last month, Target lost more than $12.4 billion in market value after consumers lashed out…

“The Pitt” Missed the Mark on Childhood Sexual Abuse

The season finale of MAX’s The Pitt premiered last month. Emergency doctors greatly appreciate the…

Black Love and Safe Sex: Can they Co-Exist?

Black History Month may be behind us, but February 2025 was marked by the unraveling of Diversity,…

Culture Roots, Stems and Shoots in Wilting Health

Quintessential to the migrant journey, tales from our native soil are not the only things…

The next four years: choosing healing over harm

As we step into a tumultuous four years ahead, many of us are making resolutions…

Self-Care in the Age of Brawny Machismo

The brawny machismo of yesteryear has returned with full vengeance as politicians and billionaires have…

The 5 questions that helped me drink less and live better

Last year, when friends asked me to do Dry January with them, I refused. No…

The Emergency Department: America’s Patchwork Safety Net Is Fraying

It’s 3 a.m. in the emergency department (ED), and an elderly homeless man sits quietly…

Productivity Culture Nearly Killed Me and My Baby

On a warmer-than-usual December evening 2.5 years ago, I went into premature labor at 24…

The Body Politic: When Bodies Remember What Ballots Can’t Tell

What Trauma Teaches Us About Post-Election America

Let’s celebrate the 25th anniversary of 911 hotline by making EMS essential

Twenty-five years ago, 911 became the national number for emergencies. Today, it covers 96% of the geographic United…

We are losing the ability to be mindful. Here’s how classical music can help.

Whether we are teachers, performers, or CEOs, we all function less well when our audience…

Why are we still teaching “levels of prevention” in healthcare professions education?

“Summertime and the livin’ is easy”; but summertime is not easy for us as we…