health care
Nurses give qualified support to Sanders-McCain VA proposal
June 10, 2014"While Congress has spent billions on wars and conflicts over the past few years, not enough has been spent to care for service members returning from them."
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High point of the week: House votes to end medical pot crackdowns
May 30, 2014The somewhat surprising 219-189 vote came as the House debated a bill funding the Justice Department's budget. The measure now heads to the Democratic Senate.
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Who is to blame for the crisis at the VA?
May 22, 2014U.S. Senate Republicans blocked legislation 11 weeks ago that would have expanded federal health care and education programs for veterans.
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Venezuelan opposition attacks Cuban health workers
April 29, 2014Cuban doctors contribute to the long term construction of systems of public health throughout the global South, health systems that were abandoned or disregarded during decades of neo-liberalism.
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Support group members find help from those with similar circumstances
April 25, 2014They collectively share practical information, exchange coping strategies, as well as belonging to a community that understands them and their unique circumstances.
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