Happiness & Success
Achieving Happiness Through Acceptance of Life
The quest for happiness often leads to frustration, as many fail to realize that the...
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- Written by: Matt Shipman
"What effect does this combination of financial and health uncertainty have on people? And how do they deal with it? Our study suggests that the effect is profound," says Lynsey Romo. "The pandemic, and related expenses, may make it worse."
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- Written by: Stephen Duckett and Will Mackey
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought once-in-a-generation destruction to the lives and livelihoods of people around the world.
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- Written by: David J. Peters
Rural areas seemed immune as the coronavirus spread through cities earlier this year. Few rural cases were reported, and attention focused on the surge of illnesses and deaths in the big metro areas.
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- Written by: Daniel N. Rockmore and Michael Herron
Consider these two questions: What percentage of Americans are, or have been, infected with the coronavirus?
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- Written by: Michael Williams
Price transparency is the wrong goal for the free-market health care structure we have in the U.S. Instead, consumers need to know not so much the price, but the costs of things.
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- Written by: Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the great influenza pandemic of 1918. Between 50 and 100 million people are thought to have died, representing as much as 5 percent of the world’s population. Half a billion people were infected.
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- Written by: Christine Crudo Blackburn, et al
A potential crisis simmers in the shadows: The global dependence on China for the production of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment.
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- Written by: Jake Johnson
No one should have to beg for money to get the healthcare they need in the richest country on Earth.
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
Make no mistake, how we pay for healthcare in the US is broken for many individuals and for many communities. Like a tire with a slow leak, without immediate repair, the outlook for the largest industry in the US economy is bleak.
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- Written by: Jake Johnson
Trump wants to destroy Medicaid while claiming to save it. This fiendish scheme is an Orwellian fable conjured up by the most shameless pack of liars to ever occupy our government.
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- Written by: Eoin Higgins
Across the political spectrum, there is near consensus among these economists that a single-payer system would save money.
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- Written by: Simon F. Haeder
Partisan wrangling over health reform has perhaps been the most acrimonious issue in Americans politics, exemplified by the failed Clinton health reform efforts in the 1990s and the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010.
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- Written by: C. Michael White
Generic prescription drugs have saved the U.S. about US$1.7 trillion over the past decade. The Food and Drug Administration approved a record 781 new generics in 2018 alone, including generic versions of Cialis, Levitra and Lyrica.
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- Written by: Simon F. Haeder
The are tremendous health disparities rural Americans face, in terms of both their own health and accessing care.
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- Written by: NBC News
NBC News’ speaks to doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital about how they are coping with drug shortages and the reason they think it is happening.
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- Written by: Dana Goldman
The Democratic presidential debates, which resume Sept. 12, have highlighted a deep disagreement over the future American health care system.
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- Written by: Jane Bolin, et al
Presidential candidates and other politicians have talked about the rural health crisis in the U.S., but they are not telling rural Americans anything new.
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- Written by: MSNBC
President Trump promised to protect healthcare for people with pre-existing conditions, but his administration is now fighting to throw out the entire Affordable Care Act. Ali Velshi is joined by Kentucky
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- Written by: Lisa Herzog
The doctor was desperate. ‘I need to talk to my patients,’ she said, ‘and give them time to ask questions.
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- Written by: Barbara Benham
The United States spends much more per person on health care than other developed countries. But it’s largely because prices are higher, not because Americans get more care, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Kara Gavin
When low-income Michigan residents enrolled in an expanded Medicaid program, many got more than just coverage for their health needs—they also got a boost to their wallets, according to a new study.
