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New Alzheimer's Research Signals Hope May. 26, 2023
According to data from a new Harris Poll commissioned by the American Academy of Physician Associate... Read More
The Chilling Prospect of a Bad Winter Ahead Nov. 04, 2022
As noted in a posting by the Library of Medicine, scientific investigation of the effects of stress ... Read More
Signs of Unhealth Weigh Heavy on America's Hospitals Jun. 17, 2022
If you and I were to apply a medical diagnosis to the nation's hospitals and health care systems, ac... Read More
Why Doctors and Nurses Need Our Support More than Ever Apr. 08, 2022
Dr. Richard E. Besser is president and chief executive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Prin... Read More
Getting Through a Pandemic That Has No End Date Feb. 11, 2022
Imagine you are an athlete who has suffered a debilitating injury. After the initial shock, disappoi... Read More
Pandemic Spiking Blood Pressure While Nursing Shortage Grows Dec. 17, 2021
As reported in the New York Times, new research shows that as the pandemic has increased, so has the... Read More
Public Health Officials Conceal Hospital Infection Outbreaks Jul. 28, 2021
Public health officials struggle with telling the truth. They seem to think people don't deserve to ... Read More
Segregated Hospitals Jul. 28, 2021
The nonprofit Lown Institute has ranked 3,200 hospital systems across the country based on racial in... Read More
Using Lifesaving Drugs as a Means of Redistribution Jul. 29, 2020
When lifesaving drugs run low, hospitals have to choose which patients get a scarce drug, while othe... Read More
Wealthy Hospitals Shouldn't Be Taking Pandemic Dollars Needed By Poor Ones Jul. 07, 2020
It wasn't just Wall Street titans and national retail chains that accepted federal pandemic money me... Read More
As Lockdown Eases, Other Uncertainties Lie Ahead May. 15, 2020
After months of the pandemic lockdown, we have arrived at a decisive time. Communities around the co... Read More
When to End the Coronavirus Lockdown? Soon Mar. 25, 2020
New facts about coronavirus are pouring in from scientists around the globe. This information needs ... Read More
New York's Ventilator Rationing Plan Mar. 18, 2020
Coronavirus is causing working-age people to worry about missing paychecks, caring for kids home fro... Read More
Good and Bad News About Coronavirus Mar. 11, 2020
There's good news and bad news about coronavirus. First, there's reason for optimism. The virus str... Read More
Trump Right to Restrict Travel to Fight Coronavirus Feb. 12, 2020
Chinese government officials and the World Health Organization are bad-mouthing the Trump administra... Read More
Don't Look Back Jan. 03, 2020
Dear Annie: I've dated my boyfriend for more than 12 years. We got along fine when his grown kids we... Read More
The Vast Deceptions of 'Medicare for All' Oct. 24, 2019
Elizabeth Warren took a pounding in the recent Democratic debate for her lack of candor on "Medicare... Read More
Politicians Sell Out Patients Oct. 09, 2019
Whether you live in New York, California or the heartland in between, you depend on state government... Read More
Short Takes on Territorial Trivialities and Nursing No-Nos May. 06, 2019
Don't Sweat the Trivial Stuff Remember the war in Afghanistan? That is, the longest war in U.S. hist... Read More
How Many Times Must We Save People Who Overdose? Jul. 12, 2018
A deeply humane friend recently suggested that medics stop saving people on their third opioid overd... Read More
