Rachel Pearson
Rachel Pearson is an MD/PhD student at the Institute for the Medical Humanities and the University of Texas Medical Branch.
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Health Officials: Risk of Disease from Immigrant Children Low
While fears of immigrant children carrying disease persist, public health experts on the front lines offer reasons for calm. Full Story
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Quarantining Compassion
The Texas policy of subjecting returning doctors and nurses to unnecessary quarantines for Ebola may discourage them from going abroad in the first place. Full Story -
Disease Threat From Immigrant Children Wildly Overstated
The Central American kids arriving in Texas are likely to be better-vaccinated than children in Texas. Full Story -
Texas’ Other Death Penalty
A Galveston medical student comes to grips with a healthcare system in which her patients die from treatable conditions. Full Story -
Texas’ Other Death Penalty
A Galveston medical student comes to grips with a healthcare system in which her patients die from treatable conditions. Full Story
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