Those of us in groups such as Medical Students for a Sustainable Future are educating ourselves and our colleagues, pushing for curricular reform, advocating for policy change, and working alongside the medical professionals already spearheading the important work of connecting patient health to planetary health. I urge other students of all medical fields to join us.

To the average healthcare consumer, it likely seems that strong policies exist to protect the rights of those with disabilities.  Yet 30 years after the inception of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, those with physical disabilities continue to struggle to find available, accessible, quality healthcare across the entire healthcare continuum

In Connecticut’s small towns, there are some institutions that are essential fixtures in the community. Restaurants where people eat on special occasions or popular spots for first dates are host to some of our most treasured memories.

Nobody likes a nag. With that in mind, this year’s #DontTrashLISound campaign isn’t going to be harping so much on the ubiquitous litter problem as on solutions —big, small and in-between.

On August 2, the New Haven Board of Alders unanimously approved an aldermanic resolution in support of the Medicare for All Act of 2021 (H.R. 1976). This is a landmark piece of legislation that would establish a single-payer national health program in the United States.