Clinician-to-Clinician: A Forum for Health Justice

This week, as we filled up our shopping carts with sweet potatoes and sage, as we blended up the pumpkin puree for the pie, and as we sat to eat with our families, we gave thanks to the…

The Virtual Medical Home at Finger Lakes Community Health

Nov 23, 2022

By: Claire Hutkins Seda

[Editor’s Note: This week, the fall issue of Streamline is arriving in mailboxes across the country. Streamline is Migrant Clinicians Network’s in-print quarterly publication, with clinical updates…

These Five Refugees Share Their Life-Changing Migration Journeys with Dr. Madaras

Nov 21, 2022

By: Laszlo Madaras

[Editor’s Note: Welcome home, Dr. Madaras! Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer for Migrant Clinicians Network, is back after spending some time in Switzerland, Austria, and his native…

Five on Friday: Title 42 Border Policy Vacated

Nov 18, 2022

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Five on Friday is a compilation of new research, articles, resources, and more on health justice and migrant health that our MCN team recommends. Here’s this week’s edition, with a double…

Can We Befriend Nature After An Extreme Weather Event?

Nov 17, 2022

By: Kaethe Weingarten

[Editor’s Note: Every month, MCN’s Director of Witness to Witness, Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, shares stories, resources, and helpful tips to support health care workers during these ongoing…

Pesticides and Racism: From Manufacturing, to Delivery, to Application. Here's how to fix it.

Nov 16, 2022

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Follow the life of pesticides, and you will find structural racism at every step. From manufacturing to usage, the health of people of color and people with low income are disproportionately at…

Despite Legal Status, Pregnant Asylum Seekers Can’t Get Prenatal Care in our Overextended Health System

Nov 15, 2022

By: Deliana Garcia

[Editor’s note: In this opinion piece, Deliana Garcia, Chief Program Officer of International and Emerging Issues for Migrant Clinicians Network, contextualizes MCN’s newest white paper by taking a…

Enedelia Basurto: Raised in a Migrant Family, Now Advocating for Migrants’ Health Needs with Health Network

Nov 2, 2022

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Enedelia (Center left) with the MCN team at an immigration center in McAllen, Texas. [Editor’s Note: Our Health Network Associates work tirelessly to ensure that patients who are migrating can…

Five on Friday: Health Care Providers Dropping Out of Workforce

Oct 28, 2022

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Halloween weekend is here! Before you head out with the inflated dinosaurs, Spider Mans, and fairies in your life, have a look at five articles recommended by MCN staff this week. …

Free Services at Ventanilla de Salud Offices Support Binational Health

Oct 27, 2022

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Across the United States, the Ventanillas de Salud (VdS) offices within the Mexican Consulates have been celebrating Binational Health Month, one of the largest mobilization efforts in the US to…

Candace Kugel: Celebrating A Migrant Clinician’s Retirement from MCN

Oct 25, 2022

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

From villages in the mountains of Honduras to the apple-picking region of Pennsylvania to the halls of Migrant Clinicians Network’s main office in Austin, Texas, Candace Kugel, FNP, CNM, MS has…

Five on Friday: Cancer Vaccine Could Be Available Before 2030

Oct 21, 2022

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

It can be a challenge to select just five pieces to highlight each week -- so much is happening! Here are some of the articles that MCNers recommended this week. Pull up a chair, grab some tea…

Some Tips to Handle Watching or Listening to Disturbing Material

Oct 20, 2022

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

[Editor’s Note: Every month, MCN’s Director of Witness to Witness, Kaethe Weingarten, PhD, shares stories, resources, and helpful tips to support health care workers during these ongoing…

MCN White Paper: Pregnant Asylum Seekers Struggle to Access Prenatal Care

Oct 18, 2022

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Today, Migrant Clinicians Network released a new white paper, “Failures of US Health Care System for Pregnant Asylum Seekers.” This nine-page report outlines how pregnant asylum seekers who have…

Five on Friday: Avoiding the Co-Circulation of Covid and Influenza

Oct 14, 2022

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Friday is here! Time for another issue of Five on Friday. During the week, we at MCN share numerous articles, resources, and videos of note. Karen shared this great rundown from the New…

Partner Spotlight: Asylum Seekers Shelter, San Diego

Oct 13, 2022

By: Robert Kinnaird

Image from Sheltering Hope documentary In San Diego, thousands of asylum seekers cross the border every month, looking for a safe haven where they can pursue a better life. Linda Hill, MD, MPH, the…

New Comic, Helping the Helpers, Gives Clinicians Strategies for Self-Care

Oct 12, 2022

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

Clinicians focused on migrant, immigrant, and other underserved patients must balance personal and professional stressors for their entire careers – but the pandemic added new weight and complexity…

Five on Friday: New Commitment to End Hunger in the US by 2030

Oct 7, 2022

By: Migrant Clinicians Network

It’s Friday, and finally October! We at MCN are once again putting together a series of articles on migrant and immigrant health that shouldn’t be missed. Amy shared the federal appeals…

COVID, Long COVID, Treatments, and More: MCN Staff Reflect on Illness, Disparities in Care

Oct 6, 2022

By: Robert Kinnaird

Over the pandemic, despite numerous precautions, many MCN staff members have wrestled with COVID, myself included. Over the summer, as BA.5 became the predominant variant, several of us came down…

Farmers Voice Concern Over Climate Crisis, MCN Provides Education at Farm Aid

Oct 3, 2022

By: Renée AboAmshe

Farm Aid staff showing support for MCN’s mission. At last week’s Farm Aid, participants enjoyed performances by top acts like Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow, interspersed with stories from farmers…

MCN MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN 2020

Five on Friday: Giving Thanks 2022

The Virtual Medical Home at Finger Lakes Community Health

These Five Refugees Share Their Life-Changing Migration Journeys with Dr. Madaras

Five on Friday: Title 42 Border Policy Vacated

Can We Befriend Nature After An Extreme Weather Event?

Pesticides and Racism: From Manufacturing, to Delivery, to Application. Here's how to fix it.

Despite Legal Status, Pregnant Asylum Seekers Can’t Get Prenatal Care in our Overextended Health System

World Kindness Day: Practicing Kindness Whenever Possible

Five on Friday: Costs of Care for Immigrants in US

FAQ: COVID-19 and Migrant, Immigrant, and Food & Farm Worker Patients

Celebrating Roxana Pineda Day in Austin

Five on Friday: Long COVID Affecting Women More Than Men

Maryland Needs Basic, Common-Sense Heat Standard – Not What Has Been Proposed

Enedelia Basurto: Raised in a Migrant Family, Now Advocating for Migrants’ Health Needs with Health Network

Five on Friday: Health Care Providers Dropping Out of Workforce

Free Services at Ventanilla de Salud Offices Support Binational Health

Candace Kugel: Celebrating A Migrant Clinician’s Retirement from MCN

Five on Friday: Cancer Vaccine Could Be Available Before 2030

Some Tips to Handle Watching or Listening to Disturbing Material

MCN White Paper: Pregnant Asylum Seekers Struggle to Access Prenatal Care

Five on Friday: Avoiding the Co-Circulation of Covid and Influenza

Partner Spotlight: Asylum Seekers Shelter, San Diego

New Comic, Helping the Helpers, Gives Clinicians Strategies for Self-Care

Five on Friday: New Commitment to End Hunger in the US by 2030

COVID, Long COVID, Treatments, and More: MCN Staff Reflect on Illness, Disparities in Care

Farmers Voice Concern Over Climate Crisis, MCN Provides Education at Farm Aid