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What Breast Cancer Taught Me About Health Care

What Breast Cancer Taught Me About Health Care

| Nov 13, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedEvery weekday for six weeks this fall, I had radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer. This journey has been a lesson in our broken social and economic systems. In May, I saw my obstetrician for pain in my right breast. I had already put off the visit for...
Medicare for All: A Fatal Condition

Medicare for All: A Fatal Condition

| Nov 6, 2019 | Cartoon|Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyGet a full-res version here.
My Patients Deserve Medicare for All

My Patients Deserve Medicare for All

| Oct 2, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWhen I signed my letter of intent to medical school, I signed up to work with patients, not insurance companies. I wanted to be part of a team of nurses, doctors, pharmacists, and respiratory therapists — working together to make sick people feel better.  I soon...
No One Should Have to Bargain for Health Care

No One Should Have to Bargain for Health Care

| Sep 25, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyNearly 50,000 members of the United Auto Workers began striking earlier this month, demanding that General Motors pay them their fair share of the billions in profits the company raked in last year. The response from General Motors was shocking. The automaker, which...
Fighting for Health Care in America’s Forgotten Towns

Fighting for Health Care in America’s Forgotten Towns

| Sep 18, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI’m from Johnstown, a town of about 20,000 people in Western Pennsylvania. We used to be a booming steel mill town. But once the mills closed, Johnstown went downhill. If you’ve heard of my town at all, in fact, it’s probably because of our opioid problem. I’ve known...
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