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While public health systems have plenty of room to become more trustworthy, I am increasingly convinced that much mistrust stems also from health systems. In a recent YLE survey, for example, more than 1 in 2 participants had difficulty finding a primary care provider.

I called Lucy McBride, a primary care physician with 25 years of experience and author of...


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This week started off with a bang with an executive order on routine childhood vaccinations. So much for this administration not touching childhood vaccines before the midterms. I try to break down the signal from the noise for you below (there was a lot of noise.)

Plus: Michigan health officials say iceberg lettuce is now all clear, but we have a new produce i...


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This post discusses suicide, self-harm, homicide, and severe postpartum mental illness. Please proceed with care. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911 or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Pregnant and postpartum people can also call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262) for free,...


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Somehow we’re already in August. I love my kids dearly, but let the countdown to school (and routine) begin!

August also brings some health news: peak mosquito season, a summer Covid-19 wave, and thankfully, signs that the explosive diarrhea outbreak is calming down—but not without two deaths, reported yesterday. August also means midterms are around the corner, and I h...


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Last week, our friend Dr. Craig Spencer sparked an ongoing volatile discussion with his Atlantic article “Public Health Needs MAHA.” Some have come out in strong dissent, others are cheering, and others are simply lamenting that ...


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