A Twist on Caring for a Parent: Move Into the Home

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/05/health/a-twist-on-caring-for-a-parent-move-into-the-home.html

Paula Span

The New York Times

4 January 2016

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A few adult children have found that the simplest arrangement can be found in an apartment at the same retirement community, as it enables them to care for their elderly parents efficiently.

The Power of Nursing

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/the-power-of-nursing

David Bornstein

The New York Times

6 May 2012

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In 2010, 5.9 million children were reported as abused or neglected in the United States. The Nurse-Family Partnership, or NFP, arranges for registered nurses to make regular home visits to first-time low-income or vulnerable mothers, starting early in their pregnancies and continuing until their child is 2.

From Institution To Inclusion

https://wamu.atavist.com/from-institution-to-inclusion

Martin Austermuhle

American University Radio (WAMU)

14 March 2016

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For individuals with developmental disabilities in Washington, D.C., inclusion’s uphill battle, while still happening, has shown results. After the practice of institutionalization ended decades ago, there was a shift to group home living, nonprofit advocacy groups, and job placements. Challenges remain though, like slow-moving bureaucracy, funding, and those still fighting inclusion, but moves toward inclusive jobs and living continue.

San Francisco Is Changing Face of AIDS Treatment

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/06/health/san-francisco-hiv-aids-treatment.html

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

The New York Times

5 October 2015

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The H.I.V. infection rate in San Francisco dropped drastically after the city increased testing and created programs like Rapid, which immediately offer public health insurance, antiretroviral drugs, and personal counselors for people with AIDS.

If this was a pill, you'd do anything to get it

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/04/28/if-this-was-a-pill-youd-do-anything-to-get-it

Ezra Klein

The Washington Post

28 April 2013

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*Medical research has done wonders to rid populations of diseases; however, the U.S. health care system has failed to appropriate the right resources to Medicare patients with one or more chronic conditions. Health Quality Partners in Doylstown, PA enrolls Medicare patients with at least one chronic illness and hospitalization and sends a trained nurse to see them on a routine basis, whether they are healthy or sick. As a result, the HQP program has reduced hospitalizations and cut Medicare costs.

N.Y.C. Nurses Aid Low-Income First-Time Mothers

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/16/nyregion/nyc-nurses-aid-low-income-first-time-mothers.html?_r=0

John Leland

The New York Times

15 December 2012

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New mothers who live in poverty are faced with fewer resources to help them with their physical and mental health as well as the health of their babies. In New York City, the Nurse-Family partnership matches nurses with economically poor first-time mothers. Different studies have shown that women in the program have healthier pregnancies and children.

Silver Linings: Medical residents make house calls for elders

http://www.unionleader.com/silver-linings/silver-linings-medical-residents-make-house-calls-for-elders--20161030

Gretchen M. Grosky

New Hampshire Union Leader

29 October 2016

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Emergency room visits cost money and are not the most comfortable places to be. The Massachusetts-based Medicare program called Independence at Home gives doctors incentives to visit frail patients at home and received a cut of the cost. The program also pairs patients with social workers and continues to save Medicare millions of dollars.

The Worst Thing That Could Happen Nearly Did and Probably Will Soon

http://www.takepart.com/feature/2016/10/07/swine-flu

Kyle Dickman

TakePart

7 October 2016

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Flu epidemics are predicted to be a major source of human death in the coming years, which, is why attention and funding needs to be paid to research and understanding. Bowman, in this article, discusses how Ohio narrowly missed a flu pandemic.

In Haiti, a Building Fights Cholera

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/opinion/fighting-cholera-haiti.html

John Cary

The New York Times

12 September 2017

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The cholera outbreak in Haiti affected and killed thousands of people. Treating patients as quickly as possible became a top priority. Mass Design Group designed Gheskio's Cholera Treatment Center as a building that promotes recovery with water sanitation, ultimately reducing the number of cases of Cholera.

How one rural Alabama hospital bucked the trend and will reopen its labor & delivery

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/05/one_rural_alabama_hospital_is.html

Anna Claire Vollers

AL.com (Alabama Media Group)

27 May 2015

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Rural areas are seeing the shut down of medical services such as Labor & Delivery units, making it harder for expectant mothers to receive proper care. Dr. Waits in Bibb County is opening a Labor & delivery unit through critical funding, and using the unit for more than just obstetrics.