As a practicing physician for over 35 years, there are some values I hold dear. I value affordable and accessible health care for all people regardless of color, race, gender, age, geography, income, education, politics or other differentiation. I have seen much suffering, illness and premature death in my career due to lack of resources […]

Family planning care allows people to make the reproductive health care choices that are right for them. In my early 20s, I was working a very low-paying job and needed a colposcopy after an abnormal pap smear. I was scared and broke, but I was able to access timely, affordable and compassionate care through Planned […]

Reading the March 30 front-page article made me cry. Where is our empathy for other people who are affected by President Trump’s policies? Perhaps those interviewed and quoted don’t realize that the elimination of the Department of Education, adjusting taxes (only down for the wealthy) and cuts to government services (try to call the Social […]