Elizabeth Warren Releases Medicare For All Plan, Math Debate Ensues
Elizabeth Warren has released a proposal outlining the particulars of her “Medicare for All” healthcare plan.
Category: Healthcare
DEA Outed for Letting Opioid Production Surge While Crisis Continued
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) should protect consumers from harmful substances regardless of their legality. However, when it came to addressing the opioid crisis, it failed in its duty.
3 Things to Like/Dislike About Joker’s Mental Health Depiction
Some of the depictions of mental illness were nuanced and compassionate, while some missed the mark.
The Spanish Civil War: A Product of Appeasement
It did surprise me how much I did not know about the Spanish Civil War. It’s as if all trace of it is scrubbed from historical summaries of the leadup to WWII
Biden Sings Same Song, Second Verse
Democratic primary frontrunner Joe Biden was unveiling his healthcare proposal, and the tagline he laid on folks sounds strangely familiar.
Cuff the Midwife
A horrible story raises age-old questions about regulation, medical care, and people who make money insisting they know better than trained professionals.
Nursing Is One of the Most Dangerous Jobs in America: How Can We Change That?
Nursing remains one of the most dangerous professions due to the risk of injury and, sadly, the risk of assault from patients and their family members.
Socialized Healthcare and Paternalism
When we all pay entirely for everyone else’s healthcare, everyone’s health becomes everyone’s business. This has real consequences for issues of lifestyle freedom, as choices that should only impact my health become issues others can object to.
WV Attorney General Pats Himself on the Back
West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey vigorously patted himself on the back over a $37M settlement with pharmaceutical giant McKesson. He shouldn’t have.
How Can We Make American Healthcare Work Better for the Disabled Population?
Some simple changes could bring more relief to disabled people in need.
Mandatory Vaccines and Libertarianism
While recognizing the value of vaccines, is the idea of government mandated vaccination incompatible with a libertarian outlook?
A Responsibility to Find New Pain-Relief Methods in Midst of the Opioid Crisis
We need a brand-new approach to relieving human pain. Our existing solutions pack our prisons, sentence nonviolent offenders to life and exacerbate one of the worst and most avoidable tragedies in recent memory.
What’s with America’s Adderall Problem?
America has a strange relationship with the small handful of drugs it’s collectively chosen to tolerate.
Senator Warren’s Office of Drug Manufacturing
What I am proposing is a way to increase the supply of pharmaceuticals that are widely used, off-patent, and are not available in the quantities needed.
Why Do Needle Exchanges Keep Getting Shut Down Despite Evidence of Their Effectiveness?
Even though a mounting body of evidence indicates needle exchanges can save lives, conservative-minded governments are stifling conversation on the topic before it even has a chance to begin.
Did SCOTUS “Side With Planned Parenthood?” (No.)
Six of the nine justices voted to deny certiorari in Gee vs. Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast, Inc. and Andersen v. Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri. But while these cases do contain the trigger words “Planned Parenthood”, the denial of cert does not reflect the temperature of the Court on the issue of abortion.
