health care
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Massive doctor shortages expected
A recently released report by the Association of American Medical Colleges projects that the U.S. health care system will be…
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McDonald’s gets waiver of ‘health care reform’ regulations
Fast-food giant McDonald's recently threatened to eliminate a health care policy used by 30,000 low-wage employees in order to get…
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Collaborative research on Alzheimer’s an encouraging strategy
A "rare sharing" of research data among scientists is leading to advances in Alzheimer's research, according to an article published…
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25 percent of children lack adequate health care–before the recession
Capitalist politicians and economists have spent much of the last few years assuring workers that declining living conditions will reverse…
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Obama administration further restricts abortion access
The department of Health and Human Services announced July 15 that abortion services would not be covered in states' "high…
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Hyatt hit with protests in 15 cities across North America
On July 22, more than 1,500 hotel workers and their supporters marched from the Four Seasons in downtown San Francisco…
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Syracuse inmate denied medical treatment, dies
Chuniece Patterson was arrested on a bench warrant Nov. 10, 2009, and taken to the Justice Center jail in Syracuse,…
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Documents show corporations plan to axe employee health care
The somber realities of the recent health care reform bill continue to emerge, revealing the fingerprints of profit-hungry insurance and…
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Cuba declared ‘best place to be a mother’
Being a mother brings joy as well as challenges. The international charity Save the Children has released its Eleventh Annual…
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Health insurers hide administrative costs, profits as ‘medical costs’
According to an April 15 Senate report, the six largest for-profit health insurance companies spent approximately 26 percent of premiums…
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