Healthcare Archive
When the affordable care act, also known as Obamacare, was first implemented, it had the noble goal of providing more Americans with affordable healthcare. However, the implementation of the various policies surrounding the Affordable Care act had deep effects across …
By: Kristine AlarconA recent study at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California found that women who breast-fed had a 30% lower risk of breast cancer relapse after treatment and had less aggressive tumor types compared to women who did not breast …
Universal Medicare for All is a concept that a majority of Americans actually support . Of the 25 wealthiest nations in the world, the United States is the only one that doesn’t have it.
By Luis GayIn the past, whenever a cancer drug was created and released, people became excited. However, no one blinks an eye anymore because new treatments cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, far out of reach for many cancer patients. …
If you are like many still recovering from the national tragedy on November 8 that resulted in the impending presidency of Donald J. Trump, you may have missed the release of the first Surgeon General’s report on substance use and …
Social work is the profession that best promotes hope. We work to provide hope to distressed people throughout the world. Where there is disaster, trauma, and chaos, you will usually find a social worker lending a hand, saying the right …
Using manufactured scare tactics, the U.S. health insurance industry successfully lobbied Congress to enact a requirement that most non-elderly Americans become compulsory customers of the insurance industry and approve taxpayer financing of massive subsidies for the private insurance industry.
Like many other states, Florida has shifted the administration of its Medicaid into a managed care program administered by the private insurance industry.
The Food and Drug Administration is constantly busy testing and retesting all sorts of foods, drugs, and devices that are available for public use, and thankfully, the FDA is capable enough to catch most potential hazards before they become a …
Nursing is a hugely rewarding career in many ways and there are literally hundreds of reasons why you should be a nurse.