Community Service and Advocacy – The New Physician

Bridging Gaps in Care: Training Healthcare Professionals and First Responders in Autism, Neurodiversity and Disability Awareness

December 30, 2025

In April 2025, tragedy struck when Victor Perez, a 17-year-old autistic and nonverbal teenager with cerebral palsy, was shot multiple times by Idaho police while standing behind a chain-link fence. Despite several surgeries, including the […]

Bridging Barriers: A Medical Student’s Pursuit for Healthcare Equity in New York City

November 11, 2025

One of the most notable issues in modern medicine involves the nationwide disparity in healthcare access and equity; I have noticed this especially in New York City, where several underprivileged patients face […]

Cervical Cancer in Underserved Communities

October 22, 2025

Cervical cancer remains a significant public health challenge in the U.S., despite efforts to promote early detection through increased screening. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that approximately 12,500 new cases were diagnosed […]

When Life Gives You Raspberries…

October 20, 2025

I suppose it was the glasses. Babies liked that sort of thing. Big, round, the kind that made me look like I belonged in some archaic, ancient library rather than in a modern hospital. My […]

Digital Equity Starts With Us

October 20, 2025

It wasn’t a lack of internet. It was a lack of guidance. A lack of trust. A lack of someone to sit beside you and say: “Let’s do this together.” That’s what I learned leading […]

Editorial

Health Disparities Among People In Prison and Jail

January 24, 2026

Definition of Health Disparity To delve into the health inequalities experienced by individuals in prisons and jails, it is essential to begin by examining the concept of health disparities and the term “correctional health,” which […]

Book Review

What It Means to Become and Remain a Better Physician

January 20, 2026

Becoming a Better Physician is not a manual, a checklist, or a guide to clinical mastery. Instead, it is a carefully curated collection of personal reflections that asks a more fundamental and enduring question: what […]

Editorial

The Second Life of Medical Supplies

January 20, 2026

I recall the first time I saw a laryngoscope blade, clean, intact and in excellent condition, being discarded in the garbage can. It was not contaminated. Not broken. Simply “expired” and marked obsolete by a […]