Authored by: Srijita Kommaraju On a summer vacation to my home country, India, I was astonished by how casually my relatives manage their health. Heaping plates full of white rice, rotis, and curries were eaten thoroughly, followed by metformin tablets and insulin injections. This was so normalized that no one thought to question it. And for a while, I didn’t either.  But then it hit me.  Everywhere I looked, my uncles, grandparents, and even strangers passing down the street

Authored by: Sophie Rinzler Art by: Stefanie Chen From the moment a clinician turns toward a keyboard, something essential is lost: the full gaze, the clarifying nod, the pause that signals undivided attention. As electronic health record (EHR) demands expand, human medical scribes are increasingly replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). Companies like Abridge and Nuance promise to restore clinicians’ focus on patients, reducing burnout and reclaiming time for care. Yet beh

Authored by: Sophie Erb-Watson Art by: Aleena Naeem Mental Illness may not discriminate, but the U.S. mental healthcare system does. Despite unparalleled recent public attention, data demonstrate that the likelihood of receiving mental healthcare still depends heavily on race, gender, wealth, and geography. Telehealth was heralded as an equalizer, a technological fix poised to transcend structural barriers. Unfortunately, early evidence indicates that virtual care has largely