Posts Tagged ‘violence’

Rage and Contempt Are Not Good for Health or Healthcare

December 8, 2024 — A man was murdered this week in a manner of cold determination. As of this writing, we do not know why. But because he was the CEO of UnitedHealthcare – America’s largest health insurer – many people are interpreting this murder as an expression of rage and contempt for the health insurance industry. Some are […]

Peace and Goodwill for a World of Pain and Strife

December 25, 2023 — Yes, we are ready for a little lot more peace and goodwill in this world we have filled lately with too much pain and strife. Thousands of children dying in a war of retribution, famine, gun violence, mistrust, and animosity. It is all simply too much to bear at times. But we have options. “The […]

Attention Span, Health Disparities, and Obesity

June 11, 2020 — America is having a moment. Civil unrest and a still-unfolding pandemic display a gaping wound in the public life of this nation. Disparities in justice and health are impossible to ignore and it shows up in the disparate effects of obesity on racial and ethnic minorities. Attention Span and the Possibilities for Change As distressing […]