Tag Archives: Health Care

Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Christmas Spirit and the Compassionate Doctor

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“The Family Doctor,” lithograph by Grant Wood, 1941.Christmas past:The compassionate doctorand today’s medical culture By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / December 22, 2010 The Christmas season means many things to many people; however, as I approach … Continue reading →

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David P. Hamilton : My Remission and the Business of American Medicine

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from The Patient’s Doctor.Rheumatoid arthritis, my remission,and the business of American medicine Their deficiencies, spawned by the system’s economic organization, might be more tolerable if doctors didn’t so often act like they had been anointed by God with special … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Physician, Heal Thyself

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Daniel Marsula / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Physician, heal thyself:The sad demise of medical ethics By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / November 17, 2010 Recently I awoke to a front page article in The Erie Times-News headlined … Continue reading →

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Women’s Health : Heard About the H-Word Lately?

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Beautiful Inside” by Angela Elkins. The digitally-enhanced images were taken from a video of a laparoscopy, recorded during exploratory surgery performed on the artist. Angela, who was hysterectomized at the age of 24, says of the photoshopped images, “Everyone seems … Continue reading →

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Stayin’ Alive : Learning About our Bodies

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Apples and oranges: Rats have substantially different physiological systems.Stayin’Alive:What do we know about our bodies,And how do we know it? By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / February 16, 2009 [Stayin’ Alive is a periodic column on Complementary … Continue reading →

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Stayin’ Alive : Picking a Health Care Provider

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Stayin’ Alive:Tips on choosing your health care provider By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / February 2, 2010 [Stayin’ Alive is a periodic column on Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Rag Blogger Mariann G. Wizard, a professional science … Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform : Our Christmas Eve Present

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Congress’ health care reformPromises huge returns for all ‘Their principal job is to reinforce the great ideas of yesterday while suppressing the great ideas of tomorrow.’ — Deepak Chopra on skeptics. By Janet Gilles / The Rag Blog / December … Continue reading →

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PTSD and the Military : Soldiers Go AWOL to Get Help

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo illustration by Jennifer Clampet / USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs.Military health care inadequate:GI’s go AWOL for PTSD treatmentBy Dahr Jamail / December 13, 2009 MARFA, Texas — With a military health care system over-stretched by two ongoing wars in Afghanistan … Continue reading →

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HEALTH / Know Thyself (And Watch Thy Back)

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Nancy Kennedy, 20, downs soda and fries. Photo from LA Times, 1965.A good dose of Healthy Skepticism:Learn what works for you Each of us is inside our body and we know what it feels like better than the M.D. ever … Continue reading →

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We’re Number Thirty-Seven

Posted on September 12, 2009 by RagBlog

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Michael Pollan: What’s Really Wrong with Health Care in America – Corporate Agribusiness

Posted on September 11, 2009 by RagBlog

Big Food vs. Big InsuranceBy Michael Pollan / September 9, 2009 TO listen to President Obama’s speech on Wednesday night, or to just about anyone else in the health care debate, you would think that the biggest problem with health … Continue reading →

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Firefighters: Mostly Paramedics in Some Places

Posted on September 4, 2009 by RagBlog

Firefighters from Company 10 responding to an emergency call in Washington in late August. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times.Firefighters Become Medics to the PoorBy Ian Urbina / September 3, 2009 WASHINGTON — Peeling off his latex gloves after treating … Continue reading →

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