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...next move is up to the Republicans, who are expected to unveil the details of their plan sometime after Labor Day. Senate majority leader Bob Dole says the reform has to be "done" by Sept. 22. That leaves three weeks for the public to assess and debate the most radical change in the system since its creation in 1965. (Republicans last year criticized the Clinton Administration for producing in secret a health-care reform plan that was publicly debated for 10 months.) To meet Dole's schedule, we will all have to be marvels of a well-informed citizenry...
...April, the country recognized National Organ Donation week at the request of President Clinton. Considering how recently organ transplants became available, their use has grown dramatically in the world. However, with the establishment of Organ Donation week comes the need to assess the process's problems and the possible solutions...
...cover story this week heralds the new political season, the time when the list of candidates for the presidency begins to get pared down to the eventual nominees. At this juncture the most interesting prospect is a man who is not running -- not yet, at least: Colin Powell. To assess the enigmatic general, we turned to one of our wisest and most experienced journalists, John Stacks...
...good way to assess the great figures of medicine is by how completely they make us forget what we owe them. By that measure, Dr. Jonas E. Salk ranks very high. Partly because of the vaccine he introduced in the mid-1950s, it's hard now to recall the sheer terror that was once connected to the word polio. The incidence of the disease had risen sharply in the early part of this century, and every year brought the threat of another outbreak. Parents were haunted by the stories of children stricken suddenly by the telltale cramps and fever. Public...
...levels or other warning signs of heart disease. Indeed, Blumenthal considers HRT "a first-line therapy" for such women. Likewise, it is now standard practice to give estrogen to women with a high risk of osteoporosis -- approximately 1 in 3 U.S. women. Gallagher recommends routine bone-density tests to assess bone condition and at least 10 years of estrogen, beginning at menopause, for those with fragile bones...