Masking Approaches in Healthcare Should Be Reconsidered, Experts Say

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Healthcare facilities should reconsider their approaches to masking, a group of public health experts argued. “As health care systems navigate this next phase of the pandemic, different approaches could be considered that place patient safety first and integrate masking as part of routine health care policies,” wrote Eric Chow, MD, MPH, of the University of … Read more

Overcoming Poverty: Alabamas health care coverage gap leaves thousands without insurance

Overcoming Poverty in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Hundreds of thousands of people in Alabama live without insurance, keeping many of them from going to the doctor when needed. When they do get health care, it ends up costing hospitals thousands of dollars in uncompensated care. These are mainly people who have job; they make too much money to … Read more

Social Workers Contribute to Psychiatric Oppression Despite the Field’s Complicated Relationship with Mental Healthcare

Using the mental health system in England as a case study, a recently published book chapter argues that social workers have both remained complicit in psychiatric oppression and actively resisted by forming alliances to support radical, service-user-led social movements. Although social work is not typically thought of as a critical profession in the management of … Read more

Column: Euthanasia not the answer to our health-care crisis

The federal governments policies which allow people to seek medical assistance in dying (MAID) have the support of 73% of Canadians, according to a poll

Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Column Canada is no longer a God-fearing people with any moral values Published Aug 02, 2023 Last updated 8hours ago 3 minute read The federal governments policies which allow people to seek medical assistance in dying (MAID) have the support of 73% of Canadians, according to a poll. Tony Sottile of … Read more