Healthcare

Breastfeeding Is Best Public Health Policy. Why Is It Discouraged?

July 15, 2018

Breastfeeding has long been the gold standard for infant nutrition. The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and World Health Organization all recommend it. Opini...

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How Trump’s Travel Ban Threatens U.S. Healthcare

gvwire

July 2, 2018

There is something with life-and-death consequences that the Trump administration didn't say a word about during its successful pursuit of a travel ban on people from seven countries. Foreign-trained doctors...

Arambula Blocks Tulare Hospital Funding Without Vote

Drew Phelps

May 24, 2018

Today, struggling Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) saw one of its most promising sources of potential funding killed quietly in Sacramento. The proposal by Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R- Visalia) to provi...

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Trump Orders Abstinence-Only Sex Ed in Midst of Stormy Battle

InsideSources.com

May 11, 2018

Last month, while President Trump and his legal team battled an adult film star in court to prevent her from sharing details about their alleged affair, the Trump administration quietly overhauled the federal government’s approach to teen pregnancy to focus en...

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A Hangover Pill? Tests on Drunk Mice Show Promise

The Conversation

May 10, 2018

“Civilization begins with distillation,” said William Faulkner, a writer and drinker. Although our thirst for alcohol dates back to the Stone Age, nobody has figured out a good way to deal with the ensuing hang...

How is Your Brain Wired? To Say ‘Yes’ to Opioids.

The Conversation

March 19, 2018

The mid-1980s was the era of cocaine and marijuana, when “Just Say No” was the centerpiece of the war on drugs and the government’s efforts to stem drug use and addiction. Since then, prescription opioids hav...

What the Flu Does to Your Body & Why You Feel Awful

The Conversation

February 12, 2018

News Analysis Laura Haynes, University of Connecticut Every year, from 5 to 20 percent of the people in the United States will become infected with influenza virus. An average of 200,000 of these people will require hospitalization and up to ...

Buffetcare Health Insurance, Anyone? How About Amazoncare?

Bill McEwen

January 30, 2018

Opinion by Bill McEwen Obamacare is being reduced to a faint pulse. Trumpcare isn't fully formed, and likely will never be. So why wouldn't three American billionaires put their ingenuity a...

Tattoo Regret: Can You Make It Go Away?

The Conversation

January 23, 2018

Opinion by Greg Hall, Case Western Reserve University Almost half of people between 18 and 35 have tattoos, and almost one in four regrets it, according to a 2016 Harris Poll. Based on an esti...

Senate Neglects a Life-Saving Cure for Opioid Abuse

InsideSources.com

January 10, 2018

Opinion by Jeffrey A. Singer InsideSources.com In a recent Senate confirmation hearing for the role of secretary of Health and Human Services, nominee Alex Azar mentioned “fighting the scourge of the opioid epidemic” as one of four priorit...

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