

Op-Art: The Shame of Crowdfunding Health CareAugust 26, 2019 |
Cartoonist Dustin Harbin fell off a bike into an outpouring of charity. But Americans shouldn’t have to seek out strangers to pay health bills
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Op-Art: The Shame of Crowdfunding Health CareAugust 26, 2019 |
Cartoonist Dustin Harbin fell off a bike into an outpouring of charity. But Americans shouldn’t have to seek out strangers to pay health bills
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A Philosopher on Brain RestJune 25, 2019 |
In January 2018, while chaperoning my daughter’s school ice-skating trip, a sturdy third-grade boy lost control and came sliding into me from behind on his knees. He was just the right-size projectile to undercut my skates and send me flying backward on the ice, where I landed on my head
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Vaccine Injury Claims Are Few and Far BetweenJune 18, 2019 |
Data from a federal program designed to compensate people harmed by vaccines shows how rare it is for someone to claim they were hurt after getting vaccinated
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The Maimed and the HealingDecember 13, 2018 |
The casualties of the First World War brought a new understanding of human fragility and wholeness
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Why Can’t the U.S. Treat Gun Violence as a Public-Health Problem?February 15, 2018 |
A 1996 bill has had a chilling effect on the CDC’s ability to research firearms
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Dan Harris: The First Time I Rushed My Son to the E.R.December 20, 2017 |
No amount of meditation will allow me to unhear the sickening thud of my toddler’s head as it made impact with the edge of our wooden coffee table
Quick ReadThe brain damage was so severe that scientists all but gasped. Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots tight end who was convicted of murder, killed himself in prison in April at age 27. An autopsy revealed that he had brain injuries akin to those seen in afflicted former players in their 60s, researchers announced on Thursday
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