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Rural Hospitals Are Caught in an Aging-Infrastructure Conundrum

Rural hospitals throughout the nation are facing a conundrum. An increase in costs amid lower payments from insurance plans makes it harder for small hospitals to fund large capital improvement projects

If Our Children’s Fear Doesn’t Move Us to Act, What Will?

Twenty-five months ago, I wrote for Medika Life after yet another school shooting shook the nation. My plea then was simple but searing: let...

The Double-Edged Sword of “Brutal Honesty”

"I don't mean to sound harsh. And I owe you honesty." I almost always say this when I speak to families about the...

Smoke, Dip, or Pouch It and Suffer the Horrific Consequences?

Tobacco products have been proven to cause various cancers, but new nicotine-containing products are questionable, too.