In the Appalachian Mountains, early settlers did not usually have access to medical assistance from trained physicians or nurses.
Due to their concerns about the kind of health care provided, a committed union of interns and residents at Cook County Hospital, Chicago's only public hospital, are forced to strike for better patient care.
La Operación exposes forced sterilization in Puerto Rico, which has the world’s highest rate of female sterilization.
Since its 1991 inception, Prevention Point Philadelphia has illegally conducted syringe exchanges, a safer alternative to the war on drugs.
