Lara Jirmanus
Cognoscenti contributor
Lara Jirmanus, MD, MPH is a primary care physician working in Revere, a fellow at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and a part-time instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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We asked, you answered: The first presidential debate of 2024
Cog asked our writers and readers to tell us what they’ll be looking for and hoping to hear from President Biden and former President Donald Trump during tonight's debate. Here’s...
Evictions Feed The Pandemic
Without housing, the most basic and effective interventions -- staying home when sick and maintaining social distance -- become impossible, write four health care and housing experts.
Listen To Essential Workers First. Then, We Can Consider Reopening The Economy
The only way out of the COVID pandemic is to put people before profit, and make sure that every member of our society is able to protect themselves from infection,...
The New Trump Rule Designed To Punish Immigrants And Increase Health Costs For Everyone Else
A proposed rule would force immigrants to make a false choice between the opportunity at permanent residence and essential needs, like healthcare and food.
Immigrant Families In Mass. Shouldn't Have To Live In Fear Of The Police
As the legislative session comes to close, Gov. Baker and the Mass. House should follow the Senate's lead, writes Lara Jirmanus, and act to protect immigrant families.
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