Documentary “States Of Grace” is powerful!
Dr. Grace Dammann’s life was forever altered when a driver crashed head-on into her car on the Golden Gate Bridge. After a seven-week coma and numerous surgeries, Grace miraculously regained consciousness, with her cognitive abilities almost entirely intact, but her body left shattered and severely […]
Letter from New Mexico: “We were born for this. We just weren’t born yesterday!”
We received this letter from Linda with WE’RE IN: Indivisible Las Cruces, NM, a tribute to her teammates and how they’ve risen to the challenges of the last few months. We appreciated this little glimpse into the growth of a team that wasn’t “born yesterday!” […]
What Happens If You’re Forced To Switch Health Plans When You’re Sick?
Pauline Bartolone Joanna Joshua, 39, panicked when she opened a letter from her family’s insurer, Cigna, only to learn it was pulling out of California’s individual market next year. The Santa Clarita resident would have no choice but to change health plans. “What am I […]
Liberals Strike Back… Against Single Payer
With the explosive growth of the movement for single payer healthcare, it should not be a surprise to see the Empire Strike Back.
In the name of political reality, some liberal pundits, politicians and policy wonks are scolding progressives to give up on Medicare for All. There are many ways to achieve “universal coverage,” we’re told. “Overhauling” the entire system is too hard, healthcare is too big a part of the economy, and politicians will not take out the health insurance companies.
Scope Maker Olympus Hit With $6.6 Million Verdict In Superbug Outbreak Case
By Chad Terhune and JoNel Aleccia A jury ordered the giant medical scope maker Olympus Corp. to pay a Seattle hospital $6.6 million in damages tied to a deadly superbug outbreak — and told the hospital to pay $1 million to a deceased patient’s family. But […]
Nurses Beware Of Harmful Exposures To Chemicals, Hazardous Drugs And More. by Nurse Talk
Part 1: Nurses Beware Of Harmful Exposures To Chemicals, Hazardous Drugs… Healthcare is the fastest-growing sector of the U.S. economy, employing over 18 million workers. Women represent… Nurses Beware Of Harmful Exposures To Chemicals, Hazardous Drugs And More. Healthcare is the fastest-growing sector of the […]
Millions Of Kids Fall Outside Senate Plan To Shield Disabled From Medicaid Cuts
Aidan Long is a 13-year-old from Montana who has suffered multiple daily seizures since he was 4. The seizures defy medical cure, and some of them continue for weeks, requiring Aidan to be airlifted to children’s hospitals in Denver or Seattle, said his father, Ben Long. The medical bills to Medicaid and his private insurance have been enormous.
Save California Single Payer SB 562! Why does this bill remain tabled in California Assembly?
SB 562 needs you! Don Nielsen, Director of Government Relations for California Nurses Association joins Nurse Talk Radio for an update on SB 562 the Healthy California Act. There is still time to call your California Assembly Members and tell them to support the […]
This great-grandmother wants to end ‘the dirty little secret of nursing’
Sheila Wilson feels blessed to have what she considers the best career in the world: nursing. At 73, she has no plans to retire and is still doing per diem jobs.But over the decades, the Quincy native, who has worked in hospitals, clinics, and shelters, has witnessed what she calls “the dirty little secret of nursing.”
