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The latest indication of Mayor Mike’s indifference to the LGBT community is Bloomberg’s decision to abolish the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health — without consultation with LGBT organizations or community leaders. …

Rogayah Ja’afar traveled to the Philippines to participate in the teaching of a course that provided a forum for getting more people involved in recognizing and participating in the social connections that link global health among …

This guy routinely produces “studies” and “surveys” that somehow always show that Americans in general and the medical community in particular want government-run health care. Here’sa typical passage from one of his articles: …

One of the exceptions in some states seems to be health care workers (HCW) who refuse to work during a pandemic. A HCW, like any other worker, might not report for work for a variety of reasons: fear for their own safety, …

Pretty sure last night’s Health and Black Pus (a/k/a Lightning Bolt’s Brian Gibson) show was the first weekday Market Hotel music since the NYPD went Orlando’s on its ass. But with Baltimore touring automaton Dan Deacon added to the …

Concern over potential health risks associated with synthetic beauty products has fueled today’s growing demand for natural alternatives. Shampoos, facial scrubs, moisturizers, and many other body care products now come in organic form. …

The wife of former Democratic presidential candidate said Saturday that as cancer survivors, “Neither one of us [herself or John McCain] would be covered by his health policy.” McCain adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin fired back in an …

A new survey has concluded that 59 percent of US doctors support a national, single-payer health insurance plan, while only 32 percent of doctors oppose the idea. That’s a huge shift from the last survey, done just six years ago, …

The indicators are categorized into five broad areas-population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors and health care. The 160-page report contains data on 38 key indicators-and a one-time special feature on health …

You say that under your plan everyone is going to pay less for health insurance. Nice words, I admit, but they are words we have heard before. You must know when American families calculate the actual cost of health care, …

Management Zingers#4: Tom Peters on Health Care. What do you think about health care? Tom Peters has just completed a 286 slide presentation on health care. He said it has been 10 years in the making. Tom always has something …

At least half of US states are facing budgetary shortfalls, forcing lawmakers to consider “often painful” cuts in funding for health care and other programs to reduce spending and eliminate deficits, the Washington Post reports. …

But with the non-stop, skyrocketing costs of health care, Kyle in Michigan says it is getting harder and harder for workers and their unions to maintain that kind of life-saving, employer-provided coverage. …

Famitsu reports that Cyber Gadget will be releasing a new line of health supplement products geared towards gamers starting from the 8th of April. It comes in two different types, blue berry for people that play video games for long …

Although Pitts is President of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, and blogs on a site called DrugWonks, his day job is to be Senior Vice President for Global Health Affairs at the big public relations firm Manning, …

The results are in from an AFL-CIO sponsored survey on the health care of America. In seven weeks, over 26 thousand people (most of them insured and employed) took an online survey, and the results reveal fundamental problems with …

The subject of changing climate and public health is creating many discussions within the context of global warming. This year’s topic for National Public Health Week (April 7-13) is “Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance” …

Gerard Millen reports on day 2 of the Medsin Global Health Conference in Oxford. I was chairing the plenary session on Global Mental Health in the afternoon and so can vouch for the fact that it certainly was a lively affair with lots …

But beyond that, the drug model of health is way too limited. In the US, she says, “unnecessary care… accounts for as much as a third of the nation’s health care bill.” The proportion may be lower in fortunate lands, like mine, …

ELPC along with our public health colleagues released a report on the public health and environmental benefits of proposed clean car legislation in Illinois (HB 3424). The report, Breathing Free in Illinois: Reducing Air Pollution and …

Hillary Clinton, who is running like she’s the only Democrat that wants affordable health care since Eisenhower, has to face another embarrassing faux pas due to her campaign’s low funds. Seems like her staff’s insurance premiums …