Who Can Afford Experience?
I used to routinely avoid group dinners in graduate school. Not because I didn’t want to be there, but because I already knew I had not brought enough money to comfortably cover my part of a shared tab. When everyone else ordered freely, I was doing math in my head. Eventually, it was easier to […]
Medical Transportation and Medicaid: What Patients Need to Know About MAS
Healthcare is more than doctors, tests, procedures, and prescriptions. It is also about getting to care. For many people with Medicaid, Medical Answering Service, or MAS, is the way that happens. Yet most patients never hear about MAS until they absolutely need it. My goal with this post is to explain what MAS is, how […]
AI, Trust, and Bias in Cancer Care: The Future We Build Depends on Who We Listen To
AI is becoming embedded in cancer care – imaging, pathology, risk prediction, clinical trial matching, patient triage, and even how we communicate complex information. As we are about to kickoff a series on AI an the Black Communitiy, let me say this upfront: I’m not anti-AI. I’m anti-inequitable AI. Because if we’re not careful, AI […]
Skin Cancer
Blinded Studies
Endometrial Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer in Elderly Population
Discover how pancreatic cancer affects the elderly population and why older adults are less likely to seek treatment. This infographic by SCHEQ explores key risk factors, healthcare inequities, and the urgent need to improve support and health literacy for seniors facing pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic Cancer
This infographic from the SCHEQ Foundation provides an overview of pancreatic cancer, including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risk factors, and treatment options. It highlights the seriousness of the disease (with only a 13% five-year survival rate) and offers prevention tips focused on healthy lifestyle choices. The infographic also lists reputable resources for further information and support.
Idelisa Bonnelly, MS
Idelisa Bonnelly (September 10, 1931 – July 3, 2025) was born Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. She went on to be known as the Mother of Marine Biology in the Caribbean. Bonnelly turned her love of the ocean into a career in Marine Biology, which she started in the US since the Dominican Republic […]
Josefa Toledo de Aguerri, MD
Dr. Josefa Emilia Toledo Murillo or Josefa Toledo de Aguerri (April 21, 1866 – April 27, 1962) was born in Juigalpa, Nicaugura. She became one of Nicaragua’s most consequential educators and feminist organizers. After earning a scholarship to the secular Colegio de Señoritas in Granada, she graduated with honors and, by her early twenties, was […]