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Hospitals Need to Defer to Families on Life-and-Death Issues Aug. 10, 2022
Hospitals need to back off their authoritarian "we know best" posture and respect what a patient's f... Read More
Where Religion and Medicine Meet Aug. 05, 2022
At University Health hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, COVID hospitalizations had been running high... Read More
The CDC Is Deceiving the Public Again Jun. 29, 2022
If you have to go to the hospital, you don't want to end up in a dangerous one. The federal Centers... Read More
Indicators Facing Wrong Direction for the Health Care Industry Apr. 22, 2022
As I reported a couple of weeks ago, a recent NBC News investigation revealed that regulatory filing... Read More
Patients Threatened by Reparations Medicine Jan. 05, 2022
If you're white and middle class, the push for health care "equity" could kill you. Prominent medica... Read More
More Hospital Food Dec. 29, 2021
The number of people hospitalized for eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia) doubled in 2020 from 2019... Read More
November 6, 2021 Nov. 06, 2021
Dear Annie: I'm worried about my 13-year-old son, "Brett." He is a student at a junior high where he... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- GOSSIP Oct. 23, 2021
I have been down on my back for eight weeks, with more to come. I never thought I would say this, bu... Read More
I Went to Sleep on a Friday ... Sep. 25, 2021
And woke up on Sunday. In a hospital bed. In the ICU. We all know those initials. Actually, I was ... Read More
Rejecting Societal Safety Measures May Feel Liberating, but the Costs Are Real Sep. 10, 2021
New data shows a marked increase in Missouri motorcycle fatalities since the state lifted its helmet... Read More
July 25, 2021 Jul. 25, 2021
Dear Annie: I'm a 35-year-old mother of five. In January, I was rushed to the hospital because I tho... Read More
Fostering Mindfulness and Relationships in the Garden Jun. 04, 2021
When I was 8, my stepmother bought me a packet of seeds, bachelor's buttons, and we planted them in ... Read More
Big Thinking Breeds Results, Even During COVID-19 Feb. 19, 2021
Yet another coronavirus-related headline this week. This one comes from data provided by Johns Hopki... Read More
When There's No Room at the Hospital Jan. 02, 2021
In Los Angeles County, the hospitals are all full. ICU capacity dropped to zero percent in late Dece... Read More
We Are Not Helpless Dec. 31, 2020
This is a tightrope column, the kind you'd rather not write, about an event you don't feel you can i... Read More
When Giving Thanks Is Not Enough Dec. 04, 2020
"See that Thanksgiving celebrations are restricted as much as possible so as to prevent another flar... Read More
When Doctors Allow Trump To Dictate Their Science, Lies Become Infectious Oct. 08, 2020
Since the Vietnam era, Donald Trump has used medical professionals to bend the truth and compromise ... Read More
Trump's Ego-Fueled SUV Ride Is the Latest Reason for Voters To Apply the Brakes Oct. 06, 2020
President Donald Trump once again has put lives on the line to arrange an ego-feeding, image-boostin... Read More
The Sickening Effects of the News Cycle Sep. 25, 2020
Not only does the daily news never seem good, but the bad news seems to be escalating out of control... Read More
Why You Shouldn't Defer Medical Treatment During the Pandemic Sep. 18, 2020
As reported last week, serious depression has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to... Read More
