On AlterNet: medical care

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "medical care"

How Fewer Working Hours Can Save Our Health, Economy, and the Planet

Juliet B. Schor, YES! Magazine. September 9, 2011.

Millions of Americans have lost control over the basic rhythm of their daily lives.

BBC Show on U.S. Health Care Unavailable in USA

John Tepper Marlin, Huffington Post. January 26, 2009.

Americans are missing out on a shocking portrayal of the high cost of low coverage of U.S. medical care.

Religion Is Not An Excuse For Refusing to Give Medical Care

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. June 5, 2008.

The pro-life movement cares more about social control than the lives it claims to protect.

ICE Detainees Lack Medical Care

Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Immigration. May 23, 2008.

Medical neglect is killing undocumented workers in government custody.

Doctor Proves that Quality Health Care is Possible in the Third World

Jay Walljasper, Ode. March 19, 2008.

Millions of deaths in developing countries can be prevented by access to basic health care. Some medical professionals are doing something about it.

New Study Reveals: Minorities Less Likely to Receive Narcotics for Pain in the ER

Pam Spaulding, Pandagon AlterNet: Health and Wellness. January 2, 2008.

One can assume some doctors believe Blacks are more prone to abuse opioids, even though this flies in the face of the facts.