Medicine
Sometimes there is really something to celebrate. As one of the first official acts of his administration, along with announcing the planned closure of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, President Obama has rescinded the "global gag rule" (see posting of January 11, 2009). This evil and invidious rule, which limited crucial reproductive health funding to agencies and governments all over the world, is now history!
Congratulations and thank you, President Obama!
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. Thanksgiving weekend – today, November 28, specifically – marks the first anniversary of the Medicine and Social Justice blog. I thought I would review the topics I have covered, grouping them generally into several areas. This might enable anyone...
- "wall St. Smarts"? Maybe The Smart People Should Be Doing Something Productive
. The humorist Calvin Trillin had a recent column in the NY Times advancing his theory as to what changed on Wall St. that led to the orgy of greed that both came close to destroying our economy and continues to this day. Because he is a humorist, “Wall...
- Sanjay Gupta For Surgeon General?
I feel compelled to post this message from Physicians for a National Health Program. Goodness gracious! A health reporter? With the recycling of so many questionable-to-bad Clintonites, why not take the best -- David Satcher? "The report this week that...
- Psa And The Presidential Physical
Earlier this week, the White House released the results of President Obama's periodic physical examination. Pronounced "fit for duty" by his personal physician, the President, who turned 50 earlier this year, had an unremarkable examination and normal...
- The Presidential Physical
Based on standards set by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the widely respected independent committee of primary care health professionals that for more than 25 years has rigorously reviewed the evidence for benefits of clinical preventive...
Medicine
President Obama rescinds Global Gag Rule
Sometimes there is really something to celebrate. As one of the first official acts of his administration, along with announcing the planned closure of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, President Obama has rescinded the "global gag rule" (see posting of January 11, 2009). This evil and invidious rule, which limited crucial reproductive health funding to agencies and governments all over the world, is now history!
Congratulations and thank you, President Obama!
- Medicine And Social Justice – The First Year: An Index
. Thanksgiving weekend – today, November 28, specifically – marks the first anniversary of the Medicine and Social Justice blog. I thought I would review the topics I have covered, grouping them generally into several areas. This might enable anyone...
- "wall St. Smarts"? Maybe The Smart People Should Be Doing Something Productive
. The humorist Calvin Trillin had a recent column in the NY Times advancing his theory as to what changed on Wall St. that led to the orgy of greed that both came close to destroying our economy and continues to this day. Because he is a humorist, “Wall...
- Sanjay Gupta For Surgeon General?
I feel compelled to post this message from Physicians for a National Health Program. Goodness gracious! A health reporter? With the recycling of so many questionable-to-bad Clintonites, why not take the best -- David Satcher? "The report this week that...
- Psa And The Presidential Physical
Earlier this week, the White House released the results of President Obama's periodic physical examination. Pronounced "fit for duty" by his personal physician, the President, who turned 50 earlier this year, had an unremarkable examination and normal...
- The Presidential Physical
Based on standards set by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the widely respected independent committee of primary care health professionals that for more than 25 years has rigorously reviewed the evidence for benefits of clinical preventive...