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Experiencing the healthcare system when you are sick can be a different story
For those who have not had the time to dig into the survey results from yesterday’s NPR, Harvard School of…
Category: Healthcare - Part 3
The primary care cooperative extension service and beyond
Discussions around healthcare usually come back to the importance of primary care. We have written about primary care extensively on…
It was Professor Plum in the observatory
In healthcare, sometimes we look for someone to blame. This is not uncommon. Blame happens in all walks of life….
Returning to our roots: Healthcare in our community
Not too long ago in the history of our country, there existed physicians who would travel around seeing patients. These…
The black hole known as the emergency room
Spend enough time in healthcare circles and you will find that folks talk a lot about the “ER”. Yes, the…
Healthcare is a moral issue
Have you considered if healthcare is a moral issue? With recent arguments made in the Supreme Court about the constitutionality…
Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and President Roosevelt’s almost healthcare revolution
Growing up, I remember reading comic books that went something like this: “What if Spider-Man joined the Fantastic Four?” The…
The ongoing political battle for healthcare
As much as we talk about the importance of changing healthcare policy on this website, there remains the underlying fact…
Humanizing healthcare
One of the core principles of Occupy Healthcare is that “patients, families and communities should be at the center of…