The Trap Doors and Dead Ends of Trying to Get Treated for Long Covid
Co-published with The New Republic. Experts say the long-Covid crisis will mirror the pandemic itself, creating a “tsunami of disability” that will take a disproportionate toll on …
Rural Tennessee Is Losing More Hospitals Than Anywhere in the U.S., But COVID Isn’t Fully to Blame
Co-published with 100 Days in Appalachia. Communities across Appalachia, especially in Tennessee, are struggling to maintain hospital care.
In Southwest Virginia, Reestablishing a Rural Hospital System Requires Rebuilding Trust
Co-published with 100 Days in Appalachia. With any hospital merger or acquisition, there’s a fear that those most in need, those in the most remote communities, will be …
‘This Isn’t a Dying Coal Town’: A West Virginia Community Is Rethinking Health Care and Succeeding
Co-published with 100 Days in Appalachia. Rural communities throughout America are struggling with the question of how to continue to provide hospital care.
Appalachia’s Hospital Closures Are a Slow-Motion Health Care Emergency
Co-published with The Nation. Unless there are drastic changes to how we apportion health care in this country, the future of rural care will be either …
‘Let’s Save Some Lives’: A Doctor’s Journey Into the Pandemic
Co-published with WIRED. Andrew Ibrahim was just finishing his surgical residency in Michigan when the coronavirus surge hit. It took a lifetime’s lessons to face the …
Stop Hospitals From Hounding Poor Patients
Co-published with OtherWords. No family should have to worry about a hospital taking them to court when their loved one is connected to a ventilator.
The Cost of a Miscarriage
Co-published with Slate. Women need more options when dealing with the emotional—and financial—cost of a lost pregnancy.