by Phuoc Le, MD | Mar 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Yesterday Dr. Phuoc Le, Connie Chan, and Brooke Warren wrote about why the current and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will be felt most acutely by poor, marginalized, and rural communities – both in the United States and around the world. They wrote: Exacerbating this... by Phuoc Le, MD | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Authored by Phuoc Le, MD, Connie Chan, and Brooke Warren Since the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, we have been changing our daily lives to protect the highest-risk populations: older adults and people with... by Phuoc Le, MD | Mar 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
We’re excited to announce that we’re hiring for a crucial new position: a Social Medicine Outreach Organizer. PDF version can be found here. About Arc Health: One of the most crucial elements of a strong health system is skilled health staff. Without talented and... 
by Phuoc Le, MD | Mar 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Authored by Phuoc Le, M.D. and Connie Chan The United States is known for healthcare spending accounting for a large portion of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) without yielding the corresponding health returns. According to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid... by Brooke Warren | Jan 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
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... 
by Brooke Warren | Dec 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
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... 
