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...even though the emergency declaration doesn't mean the end of the world has arrived, H1N1 remains a serious threat - and the government's response, on all levels, has been spotty. On Friday the CDC reported that the H1N1 virus is now widespread in 46 U.S. states - a level of flu activity that is usually not seen until later in the winter. Since the virus began spreading, millions of Americans have been infected, at least 20,000 have been hospitalized and 1,000 have died - including nearly 100 children. "To be basically in the peak of the flu season...
...patient comes in complaining of a headache, a neurologist who doesn’t find any symptoms after examination can no longer tell the patient, “I don’t find anything serious but you should come back in a few months if you’re still having problems,” Ropper says. Instead, for legal reasons, MRI images are taken to ensure that there really is nothing wrong and then every detail of the encounter must be logged electronically...
...Uruguayan effort is a work in progress and demonstrates a far-sighted outlook on the part of the government that is admirable. Uruguay, of course, has other serious problems that will need to be addressed in order to maintain the welfare of its citizens. However, concern for other, perhaps more pressing, issues should not paralyze progress or prevent the country from tackling the clear lack of access to technology or high-quality education. Moreover, the Uruguayan solution should be emulated by similarly capable and equipped nations for the benefit of future generations. This is insurance for posterity and a victory...
...little, you know, serious. You're 25, living in New York, going to parties, and here's this guy who does operas and lectures." - Feinberg's wife Diane Shiff, on her first impression of her future husband (Boston Globe...
When police demolished the illegal refugee squatter camp known as "the Jungle" in northern France in September, the French intended to make a statement - that European governments were finally getting serious about stemming the constant tide of asylum seekers who have fled war-torn Iraq and Afghanistan for the continent. A month later, French and British officials have begun to forcibly deport some of the tens of thousands of Iraqi and Afghan refugees whose epic journeys have ended in detention camps in Europe - making good on a threat they have voiced for months...