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Since the Affordable Care Act was enacted, adjunct professors across the nation have experienced deep cuts in their hours. Adjunct professors have historically been seen as temporary fill-in employees by many institutions of higher education. However, there...
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Medicaid expansion in Ohio is on life support, according to an article in yesterday's Columbus Dispatch: "Despite weeks of public and private attempts at persuasion, the governor faces an unrelenting rebellion within his own party from...
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A new study conducted by the Rand Corporation published in the April 4, 2013, edition of the New England Journal of Medicine found that dementia has become the most costly illness in the United States.Dementia is a chronic disease...
Read more More healthcare jobs will come to South Florida if Medicaid is expanded.The region would gain about 20,000 healthcare jobs, more than anywhere else in Florida, if Medicaid is expanded, according to a report released by University of Florida...
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The previous article of this series addressed how stress impacts the brain and body on a physical level. This article will examine the prevalence of stress and mental disorders in the U.S. and other countries and the current...
Read more Each year, Americans make about 500 million visits to the dentist. Tender gums, bleeding, infections, and pain aren’t always cured with a new toothbrush or toothpaste. Oral Health Month and National Public Health Week encourages us to brush...
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Novartis AG has lost its battle to patent its blockbuster cancer drug Gleevec in India. India’s Supreme Court rejected the Novartis bid in a landmark decision that health experts say helps ensure that poor patients around the world...
Read more Most progressives support the Affordable Care Act (ACA) because it's a step in the right direction toward recognizing health care as a human right in the United States. However, the ACA is so complex that many people don...
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It's not a general law of the business universe, but more often than not, the faster a sector of the economy grows, the faster it falls when economic conditions go south. Almost 2.4 million construction jobs...
Read more Top union officials, who initially campaigned fervently for universal healthcare during the presidential debates, are now urging the administration to allow additional subsidies for union members under the healthcare law. Apparently, union heads did not previously realize that there...
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