C. Nicholas Cuneo
Cognoscenti contributor
C. Nicholas Cuneo, MD is a resident physician in internal medicine and pediatrics at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center. He is pursuing work in global health and refugee health through the Harvard Doris and Howard Hiatt Residency Program in Global Health Equity.
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The U.S. Is Abandoning Asylum-Seekers By Pretending To Care About Their Health
The Trump administration has effectively suspended the right to asylum, under the pretext of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Nicholas Cuneo.
Protect Our Children From 'Stupid Deaths' By Mandating Vaccines
Dr. C. Nicholas Cuneo writes about two children -- one in Haiti, one in Oregon -- infected with tetanus. It's easier to fix the U.S. problem.
The Death Of A Girl At The Border: Even More Preventable, And Tragic, Than We Knew
Delays in recognizing the severity of her illness, and in transporting her to appropriate care, cost Jakelin Caal Maquin her life, writes C. Nicholas Cuneo.
Federal Judge Was Right To Slap Down Trump For Punishing 'Sanctuary Cities'
The president's tactics remind C. Nicholas Cuneo of those of Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's brutal dictator.
Resisting President Trump's 'Single Story' Of Refugees
Their myriad stories are deeply human and rarely simple, writes C. Nicholas Cuneo.
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For Doctors, Staying Out Of Politics Isn't An Option
If the past is any guide, writes physician resident C. Nicholas Cuneo, we in medicine may be especially vulnerable to aiding and abetting human rights violations.