The Emergency Medical Treatment Act was created because patients were actually turned away from emergency rooms around the country, some left to die on their doorstep, because they couldn’t pay for treatments. The federal government created a law that made it impossible to be so ruthless. Passed by Congress in 1986, it required hospital emergency… Continue reading Emergency Medical Treatment
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Decreased Feelings of Isolation in Obese Adults Lowers Risk of Death
As humans, we depend on our community. Whether that is family, friends, work, neighbors, or even people we meet in seemingly simple and fleeting ways. Have you ever felt incredibly uplifted from a single, isolated conversation with a total stranger? Thats the power of connection. Isolation can be a deadly thing. Studies show that people… Continue reading Decreased Feelings of Isolation in Obese Adults Lowers Risk of Death
How Often Are You Online?
Social media has taken over our lives. Hard to believe it’s just twenty years old. In that span of time, texts, emails, social networks, and social media have become the primary way we interact. Not just in virtual reality but in real life. How many lament the fact no one actually talks anymore? Phone calls… Continue reading How Often Are You Online?
Protect the Skin You’re In
Your skin is the largest organ of the body and protects the internal components from the outside environment. Sources share that your skin makes up roughly 16% of your total body mass. But your skin is more than just a barrier- it helps regulate your temperature, receives sensory information, and also stores water and fat.… Continue reading Protect the Skin You’re In
Not in My State!
April 9th, 2024, the Arizona State Supreme Court ruled the state can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions. The law orders prosecution for “a person who provides, supplies or administers to a pregnant woman, or procures such woman to take any medicine, drugs or substance, or uses or employs any instrument or other… Continue reading Not in My State!