Sakeena Trice was 20 when she learned how extensively lupus runs in her family. She was a sophomore then at Morgan State University, and there were days she could barely drag herself across campus; her legs ached, her feet ballooned with swelling, and fatigue sapped her energy. About the same time, Sakeena’s older sister, Aniysha, … Read more
March 4, 2022 — Everyone knows that insulin prices in the United States are ridiculously high and unaffordable to many people with diabetes, but nobody has done anything about it — until now. Civica Inc., a nonprofit organization governed by health systems and philanthropies, announced Thursday that it plans to manufacture and sell generic insulin … Read more
COMMENTARY By Susannah Schaefer, executive vice chair, president, and chief executive officer of Smile Train As the global health care community considers how to create health care systems that work for everyone – including the most vulnerable among us – a topic that sparks widespread conversation is health equity. Health equity means everyone having … Read more