| Jul 2, 2012 | Environment / HealthI may have lupus, but I’m lucky. When I was 13 and growing up in Augusta, Georgia, I began to experience the same symptoms of the chronic inflammatory disease that my mother was diagnosed with in her early 30s. A group of capable doctors identified the problems...
| | Environment / HealthAs a physician, I find it very odd that the debate over the Affordable Care Act has focused on the effect the law will have on the presidential election rather than the impact it will have on patients, health professionals, and health outcomes. The Supreme Court case...
| Jun 29, 2012 | Environment / HealthThe most conservative Supreme Court in history just upheld the Affordable Care Act as constitutional. This is a victory for American families. It means lower costs, more coverage, and that insurance companies can’t rip us off anymore. It’s the law. Health...
| Jun 28, 2012 | Environment / HealthChief Justice Roberts saves the day Angers the Right that he voted this way The individual mandate won’t get the axe The Court just affirmed that the key is the tax Don’t want to comply? Well here are the facts: Don’t buy the insurance, just pay the...
| | Environment / HealthIf ever an online video should go viral, it is Gasland director Josh Fox’s vital new 18-minute gem, The Sky Is Pink. It should become a widespread hit because: It’s brilliant. It’s funny. It will scare the crap out of you and make you want to take...
| Jun 25, 2012 | Environment / HealthThe U.S. government is going out of its way to downplay radiation hazards in the aftermath of one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents. Last month, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) heralded an Energy Department-funded study indicating that...
