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15 Things the Red Cross Wants You to Know
Red Cross reps dish on the things they wish people knew, from preparing to give blood to responding to disasters.
Why You Might Not Need Your Antibiotics
Many Americans are prescribed unnecessary antibiotics
Hospital Errors and How to Protect Yourself
Americans are dying in hospitals from preventable medical mistakes. But, patients can minimize their risks by keeping a close eye on their care.
How to Prep Your RV for a Cross Country Journey
Before heading out on your big adventure, make sure you prep your RV to help make the trip that much easier and fun for you.
Snappy coroner's answers to stupid cross-examiner's questions
“How can you be sure [the patient wasn’t alive] Doctor?” “Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.”
13 Tips for Planning a Cross Country RV Trip
Summer is a great time to take that long road trip that you have always dreamed of. With warm, sunny weather and good company in tow, a cross-country RV trip can is sure to help you make fantastic …
How can cross-sector collaboration help address food deserts?
Holistic and intersectional approaches can help address food deserts by focusing on not one but multiple aspects of the food system.
Want to Fix Healthcare? Fix Health Literacy First
Just 12 percent of Americans are sufficiently health literate. The Rx, this doctor argues, is for patients and doctors to work harder to understand each other.
Renting Out Your Cabin? Avoid These Red Flag Tenants
As we head into summer, you might be renting out your cabin to hopeful campers. As you vet your applicants, keep an eye out for these red flags.
RVs may be an antidote to cabin fever for many Americans this summer
"Some people are ready to get back out there and get out of the house and have some type of travel, and doing so in an RV makes the most sense."
How to Defuse Red Alert Situations With Upset Patients
When you have a patient who's scared, angry, stressed, or otherwise upset, you need to keep calm yourself before you can begin to calm them down.
The Podcast by KevinMD: Why socialized health care is not right for America
"We need full transparency and empowerment of patients and doctors to make wise decisions. We must renew and restore the sanctity of the patient-doctor relationship. We need to stop pretending that health care can be 'free,' stop calling premium price prepaid care 'insurance,' and use market forces like choice and competition to cut our bloated costs. 'Insurance' needs to 'insure' against the unexpected, not pay for…
What Is the Limit of American Patience?
We’re doing this to save lives. But we also need to make sure that those lives we’re saving still have an actual life to live.
Prevent food waste and feed America
There is a silent national tragedy that occurs daily throughout the country. It is food that is never eaten.
Things to do while RVing in America
Most people think of RVing as a great way to get out into nature with all the conveniences of home, and IT IS. But it’s so much more than that. Here are just some of the things to do while RV…
Can America Learn to Love Misshapen Veggies?
An ex-Trader Joe's exec's plan to reduce food waste and feed the hungry
What Black Americans need to know about stroke
Why American policy is leaving millions hungry
Instead of trying to eliminate hunger, we continue to talk about personal responsibility.
Why Are Young American Adults Dying In Such Huge Numbers?
Bloomberg has put together an interesting and sobering look at mortality rates in the U.S., which is a real mix of good and bad news. On the good side,
