Aashka Suvarnakar
Aashka Suvarnakar is a medical student.
Health Policy
"Inflation hit 8.2 percent for the month of September." The sound of the newscaster's voice was grim. Tuning into the nightly news, many Americans have become seasoned pseudo-economists. It has become common practice to crunch numbers to prepare next month's…
“Inflation hit 8.2 percent for the month of September.” The sound of the newscaster’s voice was grim.
Tuning into the nightly news, many Americans have become seasoned pseudo-economists. It has become common practice to crunch numbers to prepare next month’s budget as food, oil, and housing prices reach all-time highs. The ever-foreboding question of “Are we in a recession?” has become as frequent and a juxtaposition to the innocent pestering …
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The hidden health complications of inflation
Health Policy
A quarter of a million dollars — that's the amount of debt the average medical student in the United States owes after completing medical school. After all the late nights studying, the endless exams and selfless sacrifice, it's human nature…
A quarter of a million dollars — that’s the amount of debt the average medical student in the United States owes after completing medical school. After all the late nights studying, the endless exams and selfless sacrifice, it’s human nature to expect a historically stable career as the reward — right? I mean, weren’t we all told that “hard work pays off” at some point in our lives? For budding …
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The health care system will cause its own physician shortage
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