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Fact: American health care depends on foreign-born-and-trained professionals

November 15, 2018 Renee Shur Health, Health care, Immigration Leave a comment

The misinformation about legal immigration peddled by the Trump administration is going to get up close and personal for many of us rather quickly.

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Healthcare history: Fighting infections & resistance to change

July 18, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Health care, History Leave a comment

Today’s battle between science and willful ignorance is not new. Scientists have always had to struggle against entrenched, non-empirical beliefs, as well as resistance

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On Wisconsin! Go BadgerCare!

July 5, 2010 Madonna Gauding Good government, Government, Health care 2 comments

BadgerCare is Wisconsin’s healthcare plan for low-income residents—and as state healthcare programs go, it’s one of the best. Wisconsin now ranks second in the

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