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#WellnessWeds: 3.1 Million Young Adults are Newly Insured

June 20, 2012
Photo credit: Photo by Flickr user Rik Ruff 3.1 million people are newly insured because of a provision in the Affordable Care Act that lets young adults to stay on their parents’ health care plans up to age 26. That is amazing. I graduated four years ago, and I saw the fallout firsthand of a bad...
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Claire Moshenberg
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Congratulations Moms. This One Is For Us!

June 20, 2012
Yesterday we told you about an amazing change in the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), lactation policy for nursing mothers. The new policy allows nursing mothers, to request extended or additional breaks to pump during the LSAT, for up to one year following childbirth. We got involved after...
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Roger Baldwin
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Tips Tuesday: Top 5 Green Road Trip Tips

June 19, 2012
Photo credit: Photo by Flickr user Andrew Currie Summer is here, and for a lot of families that means it's time to hit the road for a family road trip. Make sure you and your family stay healthy by taking your nontoxic habits with you when you travel. With a few small tweaks, you can make your road...
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Claire Moshenberg
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The Demise of the Catholic Hospital Brand

June 19, 2012
It used to be Americans viewed Catholic hospitals and healthcare systems with universal respect and trust. They had no reason to do otherwise. Founded in the nineteenth century by orders of nuns with a mission to care for the poor, Catholic hospitals grew and thrived in modern industrial medicine...
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Barbara Coombs Lee
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Stop the Attacks on Children

June 13, 2012
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the Plyler v. Doe Supreme Court ruling, a statute that embodies our belief as Americans that all children should have the opportunity to achieve their full potential. The ruling established that every child, regardless of their immigration status, is entitled...
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Bruce Lesley
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Why Toxic Tide Products Are Far From Reassuring

June 7, 2012
Since discovering a known cancer-causing chemical hiding out in Tide Free & Gentle , Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) and Healthy Child Healthy World have been mobilizing moms across the country to call on the company to remove 1,4-dioxane. More than 76,000 people have contacted the company...
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Cassidy Randall
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Easy Green Birthday Party Tips

June 6, 2012
Photo credit: Photo by Flickr user 3liz4 When it comes to summer events, usually picnics and barbeques are what come to mind. For me, it's birthdays! I have a summer birthday, and I'm from a family full of summer birthdays. If birthday parties are on your summer horizon, try these easy tweaks and...
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Claire Moshenberg
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Dear SCOTUS: Don't Deny Us

June 5, 2012
This month, the Supreme Court of the United States will rule on Obamacare (a.k.a the Affordable Care Act/the new health care law). While there is a lot of speculation about what will happen to Obamacare in the next few weeks, there is one thing we know for sure: it is working. Millions of Americans...
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Serena Woods
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Should Doctors Learn to Grieve?

May 30, 2012
Why is it so difficult for doctors to confront the truth when a patient is dying, and almost impossible for most to talk about it openly with the patient and loved ones? Last week I shared a hunch. A journalist asked me the question, “Why do doctors find these conversations so hard?” I said I could...
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Barbara Coombs Lee
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The Religious Right’s Assault on Palliative Care

May 25, 2012
Anti-choice forces are taking aim at end-of-life care . They’re after people at the end of a long decline who exercise their right to stop life-prolonging technology or treatment. Their tactic is to tie the hands of doctors attending those patients, when palliative treatment might ease the patient’...
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Barbara Coombs Lee

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