When the pandemic hit, Dr. Ala Stanford set up shop in parking lots, churches and mosques where she provided tests and vaccines to underserved Philadelphia communities like the one she grew up in.
Dr. Theodore Schwartz has been treating neurological illnesses for nearly 30 years. He says being a brain surgeon requires steady hands — and a strong bladder. His new book is Gray Matters.
Rod Nordland was diagnosed with glioblastoma, the most lethal form of brain cancer, in 2019. He writes about facing mortality from war and cancer in his new memoir, Waiting for the Monsoon.
Andrew Leland started losing his sight 20 years ago. He’s now legally blind, although he still has a narrow field of vision, which allows him to see about 6% of what a fully-sighted person sees.
Alicia Roth Weigel is one of three activists profiled in Julie Cohen’s new documentary. She says intersex is an umbrella term for people whose “anatomy doesn’t fit super neatly into a binary box.”
Since 2010, Vicki Bloom has worked with the Doula Project, a New York City-based collective that partners with clinics to support pregnant people — whether the result is childbirth or termination.
Many of Ricardo Nuila’s patients at Houston’s Ben Taub Hospital are dealing with serious illnesses as a result of not being able to access basic preventive care. His new book is The People’s Hospital.
Dr. Henry Marsh felt comfortable in hospitals — until he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. “I was much less self-assured now that I was a patient myself,” he says. His book is And Finally.
Roe author Mary Ziegler has chronicled the legal, political and cultural battles around abortion, and says the debate is far from over: “We’re at the very beginning of something very confusing.”
Roe author Mary Ziegler has chronicled the legal, political and cultural battles around abortion, and says the debate is far from over: “We’re at the very beginning of something very confusing.”