Chavez: Lest We Forget
Comparing Hugo Chavez’s accomplishments to his U.S. obits was like taking a trip through Alice’s looking glass.
Our Health Care System is Still Sick
The health industry is about making money, not healing.
Voting Can Be Good for Your Health
Obama’s re-election means insurance companies won’t be able refuse to cover the treatment I will need for the rest of my life.
Healing our Health Care System
Unsafe nurse-to-patient staffing levels are a key cause of 98,000 preventable deaths each year.
Lifesaving Law
Steve Gepner’s story illustrates the importance of one of the Affordable Care Act’s key provisions.
My Broken Heart
I have to figure out whether I want to spend my last years writing about this new country.
Donald Kaul’s Breather
With all that ink running in his veins, no stupid heart attack could interfere with a deadline.
The ‘Freedom’ to Refuse Health Insurance
Raise your hand if you don’t want any health insurance.
Film: They Go to Die
They Go to Die is a documentary under development that raises concerns of TB, HIV, and human
rights violations in South Africa’s mining industry through the prism of life, love and family. Unlike traditional health films, it focuses on relationships and bonding, not simply disease.
Director Jonathan Smith will screen film from the documentary, followed by a panel discussion on TB, HIV, and human rights.
Why Women Love John Roberts
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the health care mandate may not stop the war on women, but it surely feels good to win such a decisive battle.
Fed Up With Obamacare?
Take this health care quiz.
Health Care Access Shouldn’t Require Good Luck
For me, the Affordable Care Act means that when I graduate from college, I won’t have to take a job that I hate to get the health care that I need.
Corporations Score another Supreme Court Victory
The Affordable Care Act ruling won’t heal our ailing health system.
This Ruling Is Good for Your Health
Despite years of polarized debate, many people still don’t know what’s in this law.
What Medical Mistakes?
Privilege rules at U.S. hospitals and patients are at the mercy of powerful players who operate with impunity.