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Category: Health

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Got pre-existing condition? You’re screwed

May 5, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Health, Health care One comment

Republicans would like us to believe that the abominable “healthcare” bill they passed yesterday in the House of Representatives keeps the Obamacare requirement for

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VIDEO: THE HUMAN COST OF Replacing Obamacare

March 18, 2017 Renee Shur ACA/Obamacare, Health, Health care Leave a comment

   “One Paragraph of Obamacare Saved this Boy’s Life,” tells the story of Timmy, a thriving, happy six-year-old who lives in Maryland with his

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MO legislature creates a new poverty crime

September 20, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Crime/Violence, Health, Missouri region One comment

It’s now a law in Missouri that, if you’re on Medicaid, and you miss your doctor’s appointment without notifying the doctor 24 hours in

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Diaper Banks: How Congressional disdain for poor people makes them necessary

September 19, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, Charity & Justice, Children, Health Leave a comment

I’m sad to report that it’s Diaper Need Awareness Week here in St. Louis, and across the country–a program promoted by the National Diaper

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Hillary Clinton speaks up for mental health care equality

September 2, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Health, Health care, Hillary Clinton 3 comments

Hillary Clinton has just released a plan would treat mental health care with the same priority as physical health care. It’s a well-thought-out, comprehensive

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Campbell’s will label its products with GMO info

February 9, 2016 Renee Shur Activism, Food, Health Leave a comment

Maybe you’ve been following the long-simmering controversy about labeling food products for GMOs (genetically modified organisms). If you haven’t, now is a good time

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Infographic: Americans don’t go to the doctor very often

September 23, 2014 Bobbi Clemons ACA/Obamacare, Health, Health care 2 comments

Americans go to the doctor far less than their foreign counterparts. The most likely reason? It’s expensive. While the quality of healthcare in the

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What I learned from a rabid raccoon

August 26, 2014 Renee Shur Cities, Government, Health, Police One comment

Just over a month ago I came face to snout with rabies, one of the world’s oldest identifiable diseases and one of the most

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As much as ever, in 2014 women deserve the right to choose

April 22, 2014 Arthur Lieber 2014 Election, Civil liberties, Gender issues, Health, Human Rights, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

Questions related to reproductive health, and most specifically abortion, are not easy to answer. Choice is the kind of issue that should humble us

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CVS stops selling cigarettes: A look at some unintended consequences

February 17, 2014 Arthur Lieber Business, Consumer issues, Environment, Health Leave a comment

Like most of the other 81% of American adults who don’t smoke, I was delighted to hear that CVS Pharmacy was taking the bold

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