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Health Care Policy, DeSantis Style Dec. 15, 2022
There's a tendency to assume the best about Ron DeSantis because, after all, he isn't Donald Trump. ... Read More
Food Without the Stuffing Dec. 02, 2022
With Thanksgiving behind us and the remainder of the holiday season quickly approaching, it seems li... Read More
C as in Checkup Nov. 30, 2022
Hepatitis C can be a devastating disease, leading to liver failure, cancer and death, if untreated. ... Read More
Lowered Expectations Nov. 23, 2022
Compared to people in other middle- and high-income countries, Americans die young — and somet... Read More
D Gets an F Nov. 16, 2022
In recent years, vitamin D has been touted as a potential therapeutic for everything from heart dise... 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
Here's What a Progressive Platform Looks Like Nov. 04, 2022
"Be realistic. Demand the impossible." — Situationist slogan, 1968 Demand No. 1: The $30-per-h... Read More
New Research Highlights the Limits of Abortion Bans: Out-of-State and Self-Managed Abortions Pose Daunting Challenges for Anti-Abortion Legislators Nov. 02, 2022
Since the Supreme Court repudiated a constitutional right to abortion in June, 22 states have enacte... Read More
Fat of the Land Nov. 02, 2022
Obesity is an expanding national health crisis. Nineteen states and two territories have at least 35... Read More
Attack on Catholic Hospitals Is an Attack on People of Faith Oct. 27, 2022
Two weeks ago, the Washington Post published a lengthy article titled "Spread of Catholic hospitals ... Read More
Responding to the Superbug Crisis Oct. 19, 2022
Hospital rooms, operating rooms and medical equipment are so inadequately cleaned that any patient g... Read More
Violent Crime and Heart Disease Oct. 19, 2022
It's more correlation than causation, but a new study found that deaths from heart disease dropped i... Read More
COVID Consequences Oct. 12, 2022
The pandemic made lots of things worse, including resistance to antimicrobial medicines, which rose ... Read More
Washington Post Worried America Has Too Many Catholic Hospitals Oct. 12, 2022
The Washington Post published a story on Oct. 10 that carried the following headline: "Spread of Cat... Read More
Is Suicide a Preventable Death? Oct. 07, 2022
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate suggests that 20%-40% of premature deaths in t... Read More
Abortion Bans Actually Deter Women From Having Babies Oct. 06, 2022
Suppose you're a woman who's suffered miscarriages or has cancer and very much wants a baby. But you... Read More
Suits Me to a Tea Oct. 05, 2022
Green tea generally gets all of the love from health aficionados. It has been associated with improv... Read More
The Great Parental Replacement Oct. 04, 2022
It's happening. It's been happening. Parents, you are being replaced. Where? Right under your noses,... Read More
Are You 'Looked Down Upon'? Do You Care? Sep. 27, 2022
It's a commonplace gripe in Trump world and aligned planets that "elites look down on me." The elite... Read More
Biden Is Losing the Race for the Cure Sep. 20, 2022
President Joe Biden recently announced, with great fanfare, his Cancer Moonshot initiative. Biden us... Read More
