Tag: health care

Here’s what you missed from the College Park City Council this summer

Among other initiatives, the council approved a new apartment complex’s development plan, discussed improving senior accessibility and mental health services and passed the budget for fiscal year 2023.

Katharine Wilson
August 29, 2022

UMD students fight back against anti-abortion demonstration at Hornbake Plaza

An anti-abortion advocacy group decorated Hornbake Plaza with graphic images on signs and on a jumbotron.

Diamondback Staff
October 27, 2021

UMD’s Prison Resistance Project gathers to discuss COVID-19’s effect on prisoners

Over 250,000 prisoners have been infected since March.

David Suggs
November 20, 2020

College students will suffer from Republicans’ attempts to undo Obamacare

Here's how the current effort to repeal Obamacare would hurt college students.

Allison Cochrane
October 29, 2020

The government shouldn’t let independent medical practices go under

Smaller practices are in crisis. That could be a disaster for poor Americans.

Kevin Hu
May 7, 2020

Three tips for getting through Steny Hoyer’s UMD commencement address

Another year, another bad commencement speaker.

Max Foley-Keene
April 24, 2020

Voters deserve better than the current Democratic primary debate format

Democratic primary debates are too long and not relevant enough

Maya Rosenberg
February 23, 2020

Nurse practitioners are not the answer to America’s primary care crisis

America needs more doctors. Nurse practitioners can't replace them.

Kevin Hu
February 11, 2020

Medicare for All is bad politics and even worse policy

If they want to win, Democrats should avoid a Medicare for All candidate.

David Gordon
February 3, 2020

D.C.’s high maternal mortality rate shows an urgent need for hospital access

Pregnancy shouldn't be so deadly in Southeast Washington, D.C.

Caterina Ieronimo
November 19, 2019