‘Vital Signs’ Features Health Experts

Follow along on Medium or in person as thought leaders help us explore the future of health and health care.

No Easy Answers When Health Care Resources Are Scarce

Imagine having to play God, and decide whether or not someone gets access to medical procedures that they need to save their life.

What factors and value judgements can a person, or group of people, reasonably…

Why Fighting Gentrification — And ‘Planning To Stay’ — Is Key For Community Health

“Who’s going to walk these stairs?”

That question from Lourdes Rodriguez, Director of the Center for Place-Based Initiatives at Dell Medical School, was originally…

To Design Great Living And Good Health, ThinkEast

For a designer, one of the best parts of a job is the ability to start a new from scratch. There’s no previous flaws to correct, no tradition to worry about and no baggage of previous expectations that might have fallen short in execution. But…

Why We Should All Be ‘Citizen Scientists’ When It Comes To Staying Healthy

You could say that Sharon Terry wouldn’t take “no” for an answer, but the truth is that for years she was never asked a question or meaningfully included in the conversation about her children’s health…

Preview: Feb. 14, 2017

By Mini Kahlon | Vice Dean for Strategy & Partnerships, Dell Medical School

This week’s lecture is one by immigrants. One of them is from London, and traveled to Malawi with one of our most well-known documentary film makers to bring back a powerful story of…

Why It Took Dickens And An Economist To Get Health Care Moving

Since we live in a world where cities and urban clusters have almost one standalone hospital in every zip code, it’s tough to imagine a time when hospitals were scarce, and almost a novel concept in society.