Op-Ed | Environment & Health This CDC Scientist Couldn’t Access Monkeypox Treatment. Why? It took three doctor visits -- and a desperate call to a colleague -- for a Black scientist to get treatment. By Anna Maria Barry-Jester , ProPublica October 5, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health From COVID to Monkeypox, Our Health System Failed. We Need Medicare for All. Medicare for All would go a long way in correcting the racial disparities we are seeing in monkeypox treatment. By Chris Cai , Truthout September 29, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Underfunding Public Health Is a Decision to Let People Die in the Next Pandemic Our public health system is chronically underfunded, understaffed and in some sites being stripped of its legal powers. By Donald S. Bourne , Truthout September 17, 2022 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Biden Administration Has No Plan for Monkeypox Vaccine Access in Prisons Jails and prisons could be high-risk spaces, but so far, proactive vaccinations aren't available. By Kate Sosin , The19th August 16, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Monkeypox Is Yet Another Global Health Crisis Fueled by Governmental Neglect The U.S. government is a cause of this crisis, but the narrative has been shifted to blame individuals. By Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore , Truthout August 13, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health COVID Hasn’t Been Defeated, But Effective Public Health Measures Have Been The demands of the market have been treated as more sacrosanct than the obligation to control and prevent a pandemic. By Rob Wallace , Truthout August 8, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Prison Health Expert Warns Monkeypox Could “Dramatically Increase” Behind Bars The first case of monkeypox behind bars was reported in Chicago this week. Jails could accelerate the disease's spread. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 29, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health As Monkeypox Spreads, US Vaccine Access Is Pitifully Inadequate The WHO has declared monkeypox a global emergency, but the U.S. has stopped short of an emergency declaration. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 25, 2022 Truthout