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More than 80,000 Americans each year are dying from fentanyl as the opioid epidemic has morphed into a grimmer, more sinister threat. What began as a crisis fueled by the reckless prescribing of painkillers has now become a deadly illicit trade in counterfeit OxyContin or Vicodin pills containing fentanyl at wildly inconsistent dosages. Depending on the amount of fentanyl used, even a single pill can be lethal. (Scott Gottlieb, 8/7)

The prospect of taking on crushing debt can deter many talented students from pursuing careers in medicine, particularly students from low-income backgrounds. That has major consequences for Black Americans’ health, because — as the data shows — when Black patients are treated by Black doctors, in many cases they get more frequent care, more preventative care and have better health outcomes. (Michael R. Bloomberg, 8/6)

As climate change continues to dial up the thermostat, a future of more extreme weather looms. Already in 2020, a study detected multiple instances in which the temperature was “nearing or beyond prolonged human physiological tolerance.” (8/7)

As I hurried to an important meeting about my Ph.D. dissertation one day in 2015, I slipped and fell on Iowa’s formidable winter ice. I quickly jumped up to prevent anyone from seeing me on the ground and got into my car. The immediate, excruciating pain told me that something really bad had happened. (Staja "Star" Booker, 8/7)

The choice of Gov. Tim Walz is perfect for Gen Z progressives who want to see the Democratic Party move into the 21st century and champion things like abortion rights, universal health care, commonsense gun laws and other policies that will lead to a better quality of life for the majority of Americans. (Sara Pequeño, 8/6)