Without antibiotics, many everyday medical procedures would become deadly. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections that can arise from a range of causes including surgery, chronic conditions that weaken the immune system, dialysis, and cancer care.[1] However, the ability of the bacteria to adapt and become resistant to certain drugs that previously killed them, called antibiotic … Continue reading
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The Unconstitutionality of Section 232
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, in essence, bestowed to the president a virtually unchecked ability to increase tariffs in the name of ‘national security’. The background of this is President John F. Kennedy’s determination to fight inflation at the time by pushing for both industry and labor to hold the line … Continue reading
Healthy Adult Opportunity: A Conservative Alternative to Medicaid Expansion?
The Trump administration recently released the Healthy Adult Opportunity, or HAO, initiative. This initiative offers states the option to revamp the way Medicaid is funded in their state. Medicaid funding has long been a topic of contention in healthcare. This needs-based public-assistance program that helps to cover the medical costs of specifically vulnerable or low-income … Continue reading
Carbon Capture and Labor Loss
A big topic of discussion is climate change. There is a considerable amount of controversy on this topic. Some people declare this as a global crisis, while others do not believe that climate change exists. Regardless of the public opinion, our country has taken initiative to act upon climate change by developing policies that will … Continue reading
Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Addressing Social Determinants of Health: National Institute for Health Care Management webinar Social determinants of health (SDOH) are “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age,” according to the WHO.[1] Examples of key issue areas include gender equity, early childhood education, social support, housing, transportation, and food security. Addressing social determinants … Continue reading
Bipartisan Support of “Nurse Coaching”
Background“Nurse coaching” is another name for the nurse-family community partnerships that began in 1996 with a vision from David Olds and funding from the U.S. Department of Justice and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.[i] What first began as 3 small case studies in New York, Tennessee, and Colorado has grown into a publicly … Continue reading
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Who is WHO?
Just about every newsletter in the past week or so, has had some mention of the mysterious coronavirus originating from Wuhan, China. Named the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), this upper-respiratory virus has caused more than 80 deaths and left more than a thousand ill according to the CDC and China’s National Health Commission– as of … Continue reading
Help Wanted: 5G Tower Climbers
On January 22, 2020, I was fortunate to attend a senate hearing administered by United States Senator and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Roger Wicker. Wicker’s agenda of the hearing pertained to the installation of the Fifth Generation (5G) wireless communication across the U.S. The installation of this new technology … Continue reading
In Defense of DACA
The precarious state of DACA is currently in the hands of the Supreme Court, as they take up the case Department of Homeland Security V Regents of the University of California. In contemplating whether the Trump Administration’s decision to rescind the program, which was put forth on the premise that Obama’s execution of a “prosecutorial … Continue reading
The Impact of “Public Charge” on Immigrants and Healthcare
This piece was co-authored by Sara Kurtovic. On October 4, 2019 President Trump issued a presidential proclamation that altered the definition of a “public charge” according to United States immigration policies.[1]The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) first announced the rule August 14, 2019, and intended for it to become effective October 15, 2019.[2]However, the rule … Continue reading
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