Going to so-called safety-net clinics could mean being subject to different standards of care than those in other health care delivery settings. Learners who understand social determinants of health might be able to help patients navigate the system and access community resources.

Equity-focused education partnerships between institutions in resource-limited and resource-abundant countries can develop the health care workforce.

This graphic storybook portrays an undocumented child in the United States who is denied fundamental human rights to health care, education, shelter, and food.

Pastel and oil paint on wood are used to investigate self-preservation during processes of medical training and professionalization.

Being close enough to patients to care is as critical as remaining distant enough from a pathogen to be safe. This strategy simultaneously frustrates and supports public trust.

How would gathering preclinical data and improving research infrastructure facilitate clearer definitions of “population vulnerability” and “risk acceptability”?

Inequity makes it imperative to consider how trade and patent policies influence international patients’ access to treatment and prevention.

Redirecting focus from treatment to prevention is a global public health imperative.

HPV tests are alternatives to Pap smear screening that enable women to self-collect specimens and might be the best cervical cancer prevention strategy for many.

Cervical cancer has become rare in high-income countries but is a leading cause of mortality among women in low- and middle-income countries. This inequity is an epidemiological tragedy.