Opinions

The COVID-19 pandemic cut global breast cancer screening rates in half in 2020, according to a study released in JAMA Oncology in July.  A “COVID cancer effect” has wreaked havoc on cancer detection, further compounding existing health disparities — and... Read More

Five years before taking the pills that changed my life, I was fading fast. The antibiotic-resistant bacteria trapped in my mucus-filled lungs was overpowering, and I often required an overnight feeding tube to sustain myself during my lost early 20s.... Read More

It has been a difficult couple of years for Latin America. COVID-19 created a public health crisis and a severe economic downturn. Women have been particularly hard hit. The rate of female participation in the labor market has fallen from... Read More

Nurses are critically important for the health and well-being of our country. They’ve worked tirelessly and bravely in unimaginable circumstances throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic only served to highlight the challenges that face the current and future nursing... Read More

What exactly is a “medical technology?” It depends who you ask, but the general definition is it's a tool that addresses a health care need. But, just as all health care needs are not the same (allergies are one, cancer... Read More

COVID-19 exacted a heavy, wide-ranging toll on our nation, but the time to rebuild and recover has mercifully arrived. Yet, many aspects of our society were already badly in need of repair before the pandemic. COVID highlighted and exacerbated those problems.... Read More

The views expressed in the article are Mr. Fitzgerald’s and do not reflect the opinions or beliefs of his employer or affiliates. "Be All You Can Be" was the recruiting slogan of the U.S. Army for over 20 years. Growing up in Tennessee,... Read More

As the Biden administration debates how to structure broad-sweeping student loan relief, many are pointing to the rising cost of higher education as the main culprit for the student debt crisis. According to U.S. News and World Report, in 2002... Read More

On Monday, June 9, Congressman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.,, Chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, introduced himself to the American people in simple and stark terms that underlined not only the... Read More

The world is now seeing its supply chain limits put to the test with multiple struggles happening at once: China’s COVID-19 lockdowns, Russia’s war against Ukraine, the ongoing pandemic’s impacts on labor, and unwanted policies like ending the North American... Read More

As our economy starts to bounce back from the pandemic, employers are struggling to hire enough people to meet demand. Meanwhile, in the United States it is estimated that 82% of people on the autism spectrum are unemployed, compared with... Read More

Low-income neighborhoods face long roads to recovery as they are often disproportionately affected by natural disasters like hurricanes and flooding. Yet, instead of paying an equitable amount for the coverage they need, they continue to subsidize flood insurance for affluent,... Read More

The crypto markets have been on a roller coaster ride in recent months. But market downturns and media buzz are nothing new in the crypto space. What’s unique this time around is that the crypto market’s recent volatility coincides with... Read More

Imagine this scenario: You want to build a second story addition on your house. Before getting deep into planning, you need one simple question answered — can I build it? Thinking it will be a quick answer, you and an... Read More

Let’s be honest, information infrastructure isn’t sexy. It doesn’t go viral or grab headlines and it doesn’t dominate the talking points on the 24-hour news shows. But it matters. That’s why you may have heard me cheering last year when... Read More

Imagine the terrible stress of having to choose between paying the rent or caring for a sick child, buying heating oil or bonding with your new baby, making a car payment or seeking care after being impacted by family violence.... Read More

The past few years have presented challenges for businesses that would have been unimaginable not long ago. A global pandemic, unprecedented supply chain disruptions, and now record inflation have all created new obstacles that businesses have had to navigate to... Read More

Lobbyists and lawmakers who have enjoyed full careers profiting from oil and gas have — predictably — blamed the Biden administration for current high prices and have called for a full-scale ramping up of domestic oil and gas leasing and... Read More

Recent articles and reviews seem to be drawing more attention to a rising concern for universities and the fossil fuel companies that continue to provide significant resources for energy and climate research efforts. In deference to researchers who depend on... Read More

According to the latest United Nations IPCC report on mitigating climate change, improvements in agriculture and forestry could deliver up to 30% of the cuts in greenhouse gas emissions needed to meet global climate targets. This represents a huge opportunity... Read More

Many people felt a political earthquake when we saw Democratic Sen. Mallory McMorrow’s recent speech on the floor of the Michigan state Senate. I certainly did. I was moved by her passion, her clarity and her moral outrage at the... Read More

We’ve all felt the anxiety of bracing for an X-ray or sliding into a magnetic resonance imaging machine. We’ve all held our breath while a loved one undergoes a medical procedure. Every day, millions of Americans put their faith in... Read More

Having recently finished the original docuseries "Dopesick," it occurred to me that many Americans may just be learning how opioid abuse turned thousands of patients into addicts and then into inmates. As the CEO of one of the nation’s largest correctional... Read More

The growing Florida solar industry provides nearly 40,500 jobs, but big power companies and the lawmakers in their pockets want to pass legislation that would kneecap the industry and prevent us from harnessing one of our biggest competitive advantages: sunshine. Gov. Ron DeSantis... Read More

Texas has long been a bastion of constitutional rights, but that reputation now finds itself at risk as Texas courts are eroding critical First Amendment rights. What began as a fairly limited breach of contract and fraud case took a... Read More

Whether you’re a self-proclaimed “tree hugger” or someone who just wants to spend less money on energy consumption during Florida’s grueling summer months, the truth is undeniable: An investment in solar is common sense for Florida and Floridians. Over the... Read More

Hidden between the Republican political grandstanding and baseless attacks, soon-to-be Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson previewed her views on a crucial online speech protection at the recent Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Anyone who wants online platforms to moderate and take down... Read More

Four years ago, I said goodbye to my little boy Alex as he headed off to school. I thought he would come back to me and my wife at the end of the day.  I never thought that he would... Read More

President Biden’s recently released 2023 budget plan is projected to reduce the federal deficit by around $1 trillion over the next 10 years, but several of the pay-fors, including the so-called billionaire tax, remain controversial and are unlikely to garner the broad congressional support... Read More

Imagine a simple blood test that could screen for over 50 types of cancers. This sounds like science fiction. Yet, this breakthrough innovation is on the horizon due to the research and development at Grail, a biotechnology and pharmaceutical company... Read More