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Published Op-Eds from DFA Advocates
Clinician voices shaping the national conversation on health care.
Explore op-eds written by Doctors for America members and reviewed through DFA’s Op-Ed Program.
These published pieces reflect firsthand clinical experience and evidence-based advocacy on issues ranging from access to care and public health to reproductive justice and health equity.
Deaths in custody highlight crisis in Philly prisons
Deaths in Philadelphia jails reveal dangerous failures in medical care and overdose prevention.
Make Medical School Three Years
Shortening medical school could reduce debt and strengthen the physician workforce.
Imprisoned Ohio women are being coerced in exchange for menstrual products | Letters
Lack of menstrual supplies in Ohio prisons leads to coercion and serious health risks.
Reproductive care after Roe: Why silence is not an option
This article highlights the numerous benefits of regular physical activity for both physical and mental health.
Kentuckians must care about cuts to public health because we need it desperately | Opinion
Public health funding cuts threaten preventable care and community well-being in Kentucky.
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