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Who Wants to Get Something Done in DC? Anyone?
Getting anything done in Washington seems impossible. Up to us to demand work and results from our representatives, which will only get done with cooperation. Getting something done in Washington...
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When it Comes to Health Care, Young Gay Men are Falling Through the Cracks
View image | gettyimages.com Health-care providers need to view the health of young gay men within a broader context of personal health and not solely defined by HIV. — Perry N Halkitis, New York...
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10 Things All White Folks Need to Consider about the #BaltimoreUprising
As a White person, Jaime Utt is so frustrated in how so many of us are blaming people of Color for their own oppression. _____ As I reflect upon the most recent Baltimore Uprising taking place in the...
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Is There a (Male) Nurse in the House?
The best nurses are the ones who care, male or female. Many years ago, I wrote a novel, and in it a scene where a primary character is rushed to the hospital in early labor. Her nurse was male. It...
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How to Spot Anti-Trans Concern Trolls
Meet the concern trolls. Actually, you probably already know them. They look like allies, but their agenda is anything but friendly. And this on one of their “causes”. More and more, concern trolls...
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Whispers of Death: How BJ Miller is Changing the Impact of Dying
Do you live a life of compassion and service? One man’s brush with death prompted to turn his thoughts about dying into meaningful action. — Instinct is perhaps one of the most primitive yet useful...
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When Men Need Surgery: How Do You Shop For It?
Shopping for consumer friendly surgery packages shouldn’t be an exercise in futility. — Which city has the lowest cost surgery? More to the point: which city offers surgery packages that include your...
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Why Bernie Will Win
Embed from Getty Images We’ve all been screwed and we’re sick and tired of being sick and tired. — When I first heard that Bernie Sanders was running for President, I didn’t know much about him or...
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Why Ted Cruz Scares Me Way More Than Donald Trump
Embed from Getty Images Steve Jaeger finds Donald Trump bombastic, but is not convinced The Donald even wants to be President. Ted Cruz, however, is on “a mission from God”. — “The party...
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The Elections and Demands of Dispossessed
Are we ready for Socialism? — With election season upon us, the role of government is being debated by the American people. With so many struggling to survive, the question of government’s...
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The Fight for $15 and ‘Entitlement’ Programs – A Millennial’s Perspective
Embed from Getty Images We’re arguing for the right side, but our approach isn’t working. — College, health care, living wages. We’ve all seen these topics multiple times over recent years. Most of...
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Let’s Bring Heaven Down Here
How one man found healing in the midst of chronic suffering. — When a person is faced with tumultuous challenges in their life, a first response might be to run, hide, escape, or simply give up. It is...
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A Short Guide to Firing Your Special-Needs Health Care Provider
Embed from Getty Images In Part 10 of the series, “Every Family Has a Story,” Darla Johnson helps you think through the options if you need to change your special-needs child’s health care provider. —...
View ArticlePain Relief with a Side of Addiction
Article made possible by site supporter Jane B. Embed from Getty Images For many, addiction starts in the doctor’s office. — Many of the drugs that cause addiction started as helpful medicines, such...
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One Dude’s Perspective on Why Defunding Planned Parenthood Would Be Terrible...
Psst… fellow dudes. I’ve got a secret for you.This whole Planned Parenthood thing, doesn’t just affect women. I mean, it does mostly… sure. But check it out.Do you enjoy sexual activity? Are you...
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Men and Their Health Care: Why Guys Don’t go to the Doctor (as Often as Women)
Embed from Getty Images— The age-old adage that men do not go to the doctor is still alive and well even in today’s modern age of life-prolonging medicine. Self-care is not only sexy, but it’s smart....
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Quality Healthcare for the United States
I listened to a conversation today about why people don’t have good healthcare. Each person had a different view.I had healthcare until Obamacare came along.I didn’t have healthcare until Obamacare...
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How the GOP Turned a Guaranteed Victory Into a Humiliating Disaster
Embed from Getty Images—As President Trump and Paul Ryan were making the announcements that the bill known as Trumpcare was pulled just moments before a vote, the blame game ensued. With the President...
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What’s Wrong with US Healthcare? Let’s Talk About Advil.
Embed from Getty Images“Do you have any Advil with you?” a tech asked me. I was having a port installed. Prior to cancer treatment, my husband thought a port was a place to park a very big boat. I...
View ArticleParenting 2.0: It’s Not Your Father’s Fatherhood
Embed from Getty Images—If you are a part of the Baby Buster generation, you feel like you woke up one morning only to find that all the rules had changed. In fact, that is exactly what happened. You...
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