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The Impact of Immigrants is Positive
The effect immigrant communities have, as recipients versus contributors, to social services in the United States is a topic commonly used as a political foil. Recent literature shows that the economic impact of immigrants is positive, acting as net contributors Continue Reading …
Following up Your Patients Cuts Returns
The meteoric rise in healthcare costs in the United States is in part attributed to the rise in emergency department (ED) visits for primary care treatable illness and other low acuity visits. These visits place additional strain on EDs already Continue Reading …
Gun Owners Agree on Common Sense Laws
One survivor from the recent Jacksonville, Florida shooting, Drini Gjoka, tweeted, “I will never take anything for granted ever again. Life can be cut short in a second.” In mere moments, healthy people can suddenly become injured, disabled, or die from gun violence. Researchers Continue Reading …
Shoulders, Knees, Toes…what about my Head?
In the wake of celebrity suicides by Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, mental health has again received national media attention. Although celebrity deaths raise awareness, many more average Americans silently battle with mental illness yet are too afraid to get Continue Reading …
Medication with Counseling to Stop Smoking
If asked to name the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, you could probably guess the answer. After decades of public health campaigns, nearly everyone knows that smoking is bad for you. But it still kills nearly Continue Reading …
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