Archive - Health is Political

Is Medical Gaslighting Built Into the Healthcare System?

Medical gaslighting and the institutional failure to recognize suffering

May 14 • Brittani James, MD

Do Doctors Prescribe Too Many Psychiatric Medications?

Why “just prescribe less” is not the solution—and may make things worse.

May 8 • Brittani James, MD

October 2025

The Invisible Architecture of Survival

SNAP improves health, lowers costs, and keeps people alive—so why do we still debate feeding the poor?

Oct 31, 2025 • Brittani James, MD

September 2025

Between Science and Spectacle: The Battle for Health Authority

Why Americans no longer know who to trust with their health, and who profits from the doubt.

Sep 26, 2025 • Brittani James, MD

The Enemy I Chose to Hear

On Charlie Kirk, and how listening to voices I was taught to despise reshaped my understanding of how we heal

Sep 17, 2025 • Brittani James, MD

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