Nora Kenworthy

After an unexpected moment of connection across political divides, Collective Member Nora Kenworthy reflects on polarization and public health in the US. 

Collective Member Nora Kenworthy is the author of a new book out this week titled, Crowded Out: The True Costs of Crowdfunding Healthcare (MIT Press, 2024). The book offers an exploration of the growing phenomenon of crowdfunding for health and medical needs, written for generalist audiences. In it, Kenworthy explains why crowdfunding has become so popular, what it reflects about the political and economic factors that shape our health systems, and how it is ultimately exacerbating health inequities.

We urgently need to recognize that prematurely declaring pandemics over endangers all of us and ensures that we remain vulnerable to current and future viral threats, writes Collective member Nora Kenworthy.