We no longer fear quality end-of-life care

Screen Shot 2016-07-16 at 2.00.08 AM“Death Panel.” Go ahead, say it three times: “Death Panel. Death Panel. Death Panel.” Did Beetlejuice, Candyman, the Abominable Snowman or another monster appear? No? Didn’t think so.

A lot has happened in our national dialogue about end-of-life care in the past few years

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Wajib Tahu Soal Mekanisme Vaksin Ulang

Screen Shot 2016-07-12 at 1.13.19 AMVaksinasi ulang sebagai pilihan yang merasa ragu atas vaksin palsu.

Terungkapnya kasus pembuatan vaksin bayi palsu di Bekasi dan Tangerang beberapa waktu lalu sempat membuat banyak orangtua khawatir akan keaslian vaksin yang diberikan pada buah hati mereka, apalagi kasus ini telah berlangsung lama.

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Kitchen Table Politics: The Cost And Quality Of Health Care

Screen Shot 2016-07-11 at 10.44.00 AMKitchen Table Politics is a podcast series about the issues that affect your home, family and wallet and how they intersect with politics and public policy. Each of our five episodes is tied to a different stage in life, from birth through retirement. (The series, hosted by yours truly, lives within the FiveThirtyEight elections podcast feed. If you already subscribe, you’ll get all the episodes.)

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Health care needs Skill India too

Screen Shot 2016-06-30 at 10.38.58 AMDeficiencies in quality of care result from knowledge gaps or the inability to change.

‘Bengal doctor beaten up’, ‘Hospital ransacked by angry relatives’, ‘AIIMS doctor assaulted by patient’s relative, FIR filed’… over the last many years such events continue to make frequent headlines.

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