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The Legacy of Forced Sterilizations
Authored by Phuoc Le, M.D. and Brooke Warren In the 1970s, Jean Whitehorse, a member of the Navajo Nation, went to a hospital in New Mexico for acute appendicitis. Years later, she found out the procedure performed was not just an appendectomy – she had been...
A System that Fails Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers
Authored by Phuoc Le, M.D., Connie Chan, and Brooke Warren I recently took care of Rosaria[1], a cheerful 60-year-old woman who came in for chronic joint pain. She grew up in rural Mexico, but came to the US thirty years ago to work in the strawberry fields of...
Adverse Childhood Experiences – Crucial Knowledge for More Than Just Pediatricians
Authored by Phuoc Le, M.D. and Brooke Warren As clinicians, we’ve all treated patients whose physical symptoms are, when enough time and space are allowed for patients to share their stories, ultimately found to be manifestations of historical trauma. We typically...
Climate Change is not an “Equal Opportunity” Crisis
Authored by Phuoc Le, M.D. and Sam Aptekar In the last fifteen years, we have witnessed dozens of natural disasters affecting our most vulnerable patients, from post-hurricane victims in Haiti to drought and famine refugees in Malawi. The vast majority of these...
National Indian Health Board Conference Reflections
Authored by: Brooke Warren Last week, I was able to attend the National Indian Health Board’s annual National Conference that took place in Temecula, California this year. The theme was: Health = Sovereignty The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is a non-profit...
Indigenous Medicine– From Illegal to Integral
Authored by Phuoc Le, M.D. and Brooke Warren In the 2020 Summer Olympics, we will undoubtedly see large, red circles down the arms and backs of many Olympians. These spots are a side-effect of cupping, a treatment originating from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to...
How Maunakea Teaches Us to Practice Medicine
Authored by Phuoc Le, M.D. and Brooke Warren For over a month, Kānaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian) elders and community members have stood in solidarity at Maunakea in Hawai’i. They seek to protect their land, sovereignty, and culture from those who want to build the...
Telemedicine is a Tool, not a Panacea, to Reach Underserved Communities
Authored by Phuoc Le, M.D. and Sam Aptekar “Kijan ou ye? How are you?” I asked my patient, a fifty-five year-old Haitian-American woman living in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It was 2008. I had been her primary care doctor for two years and was working with her to...
Race-Based Medicine Can Blind Doctors from Social Injustice
Part of a series on the structural determinants of health disparities affecting the most underserved communities. Authored by Phuoc Le, MD and Sam Aptekar Fifteen years ago, as a medical student, I learned a terrifying lesson about blindly using race-based medicine. I...
American Indian Living Radio Interview With Dr. Le
Dr. Le was recently interviewed on the American Indian Living show. We hope you enjoy. Fast forward to 18:01 to hear the interview with Dr. Le.
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