When one considers the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act (PPACA) one might see a benevolent attempt to correct America’s less than equitable access to healthcare. This is a noble concern and actually addressed in courses on medical ethics. The category of medical ethics inquiry which deals with how to distribute limited medical resources over […]
Her boyfriend’s condom broke and now the pregnancy test is positive—again. She ran the second one in her friend’s dorm bathroom just to be sure. She felt trapped. Her life as she knew it, as she planned it came to a screeching halt. She never thought something as benign as a pink plus symbol could […]
After researching the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act it seems that the following nightmare could become a common story: A 69 year old post-menopausal woman named Martha walks into the office of her OB/GYN complaining of abdominal pain. Her doctor just joined a group of physicians responsible for the care of a group of […]
Concerned about how to maintain his health a man walks into his doctor’s office and says, “I am 50 years old today and I’m getting eight hours of rest every night. My blood pressure is 120/80. I am trim and energetic and I have a generally good outlook on life. Is there something else I […]