Word: treating
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...potentially dangerous" Japanese since 1932, but most were merely teachers, businessmen or journalists. And the lists totaled only about 2,000 names in a community of 127,000 (37% were aliens, known as Issei, the rest American-born Nisei, who theoretically had the same rights as other citizens). "Treat us like Americans," said the Japanese-American Citizens League. "Give us a chance to prove our loyalty...
...young cartoonists sketch situations and issues that affect people of any race, but they treat them with a distinctively black sensibility. Says Brandon: "A lot of what I deal with is universal, but I do it the way we talk about it." Thus when Brandon's character Lydia is considering a name for her baby daughter, her friend suggests African-sounding names like Imani and Shafiq before Lydia decides to pay homage to the soul-and-gospel singer Aretha Franklin. Bentley's Herb wakes up with the universally shared problem of "morning breath" -- and the specifically black hassle of "morning...
...doesn't do a very good job because the rules governing the delivery of care are unrealistic and wasteful, often requiring hospitalization, for example, where out-patient treatment would suffice. Moreover, many doctors refuse to treat Medicaid patients because of rock-bottom reimbursement and the snarl of bureaucratic rules. The program is also a sitting duck for thieves because of poor administration. Medicaid pays billions in fraudulent insurance claims for nonexistent patients...
...same vein, some extremely expensive technologies are used even before it is clear that they're needed. That may be the case with at least one new biotech drug, Centoxin, which is available on a limited basis to treat hospital-acquired infections that can cause fatal septic shock (estimated cost: $3,800 a dose). Trouble is, since the condition can kill so quickly, doctors will have to decide whether to administer the drug before they are sure the patient needs...
Like inner-city elementary school teachers who regularly feed and dress neglected children, emergency room doctors and nurses are being asked to shoulder society's problems with fewer resources than ever. And while most politicians and taxpayers would insist on the hospital's moral obligation to treat all emergency cases that come its way, nobody is willing to help...