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A woman receives a checkup from her primary care physician in Chicago, Illinois, June 28, 2012.

The United States Has a Primary Care Problem

by Azalea Thomson, Herbert C. Duber, Kirstin W. Scott, Joseph L. Dieleman

It lags far behind when it comes to providing primary health care for Black and Hispanic Americans

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A person walks up a giant LGBTQ+ Pride Flag installed on the steps of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park to celebrate World Pride in New York City on June 14, 2019. Photo shows the legs and feet of someone wearing white pants and white sneakers walking up a wide staircase that fills the frame and is brightly adorned in rainbow hues. This is a striking photo. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Can the U.S. Be Among the First to Eliminate HIV Transmission?

by Magdalene K. Walters

Will the recently launched “Ready, Set, PrEP” program be a meaningful step toward HIV/AIDS elimination in the U.S.?

An entrance sign to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on October 4, 2014. The sign says “EMERGENCY” and points to the left. In the background we can see an American flag billowing against a brilliant clear blue sky. REUTERS/Jim Young
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The Future of American Democracy Depends on Improving U.S. Health

by Thomas J. Bollyky, Tara Templin, Simon Wigley

The U.S. is in the grip of two pathologies, one afflicting human health and the other the health of the political system