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A Year With 988: What Worked? What Challenges Lie Ahead?

The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s 988 hotline marked its one-year milestone this month. Mental health experts say the three-digit number made help more accessible than before.

ENVIRON

On the Origin of Covid. With Apologies to Darwin

Where did the SARS-COV-2 virus originate? Was it artificial and unintentionally escaped its laboratory confines? Was it released intentionally?

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP)

A loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is a treatment to remove abnormal cervical cells to prevent cervical cancer.

DISEASES

Alcohol + Capitalism = Deadlier Than COVID

It was always stupid to make alcohol ubiquitous during the pandemic. In the early days of the pandemic, two things shocked and dismayed me above other...

The Elderly, the Disabled, and Others Are Prisoners of Brutal, Inadequate Walkers

Walkers are a staple of life and independence until it is time to use them to get off sidewalks or go up and down stairs. Here they fail miserably.

Hospital Billing and Patient Experience

Healthcare billing creates problems for the patients' experience - why and what are our solutions?

A Hidden Fact. Death Certificates Shouldn’t Lie, Correct?

Remember the words “there are only two things you have to do: die and pay taxes?” Too many don’t pay taxes but no one...

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SAFETY

Deadly Superbug Candida Auris Hits Two Dallas Hospitals. Officials Won’t Name Hospitals

A drug-resistant strain of Candida Auris has been detected in two Dallas Hospital's. Officials are endangering public health by not identifying the hospitals.

CARDIO

GLP‑1 Medications in Later Life: Why the “Miracle Shot” Needs a Senior‑Specific Safety Lens

When GLP-1 medications like semaglutide began to gain attention, many people saw them as a breakthrough. For some people, these drugs help lower blood sugar,...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Fact-Checking Geert Vanden Bossche. Cashing in on Covid Misinformation

Geert Vanden Boscche has made outlandish claims about the Covid vaccines and suggested they will end humanity. We debunk his claims with substantive sources.