If you know of local business openings or closings, please notify us here. · The Beef Baron on Catasauqua Road in Bethlehem is closed indefinitely for renovations · The Brothers That Just Do Gutters are opening a new location in Allentown at 1302 N. 18th St. · St. John Chrysostom Academy, an Orthodox […]
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Homeless Americans Are Costing Us Millions Each Year. Street Medicine Would Help
On a recent night this winter, I stood under Chicago’s Dan Ryan Expressway and watched my coworker examine a foot abscess the size of a golf ball. The patient shivered in pain. “I just kept ignoring it for weeks ’cause I thought it’d go away,” he said. We were a […]
Medicine lost the trust of many Black Americans. How can it be restored?
In fall 2020, I reported a story about two HBCU presidents in New Orleans who were subject to a huge backlash after suggesting to members of their communities that they enroll in a Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial. While surprising to some, the incident was emblematic of a legacy of medical […]