Health and Public Safety
September 1, 2005 -
By R. Neal I just saw a report on MSNBC from the convention center in New Orleans. There are thousands of people there, families with children, infants, and elderly. They have no water. They have no food. They have no baby formula. They have no medical assistance. They have nothing. They are desperate, and they are furious.
August 24, 2005 -
My friend Max Sawicky beats me to the punch on the devastating blow a jury in Angleton, Texas dealt to pharma giant Merck this week.
August 24, 2005 -
It's not getting a lot of press, but disability rights advocates and their allies are in their tenth week of a sit-in at Gov. Phil Bredesen's (D) office in Tennessee.
July 26, 2005 -
Here's one reason why it's good that TennCare is at least continuing to cover women with cervical cancer. Most of the 4,000 almost entirely preventable deaths from this condition in the U.S.
July 25, 2005 -
One predictable consequence of Tennessee Gov.
July 13, 2005 -
Other issues get media attention, but the big issue this year in the halls of state government has been "medical malpractice reform." Heeding the marching orders of the business lobby, the National Conference on State Legislatures notes that state-level lawmakers have been
July 5, 2005 -
Another material girl turns to mysticism: Katherine Harris joins Madonna as a Kabbalah enthusiast.