The American Health Care System

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A few months after Apple gave away a U2 album, it's teaming with frontman Bono again to fight AIDS.

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She was the first person to contract Ebola in the United States, and now she's suing the hospital where she got infected.

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Ebola fear causes stigma against West Africans in U.S.

Although only one person has died from Ebola in the U.S., fear of the virus is prompting prejudice against West Africans living here

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We [Americans], as a culture, do not take women seriously on a profound level. We do not believe women. We do not trust women. We do not like women.

Lindy West

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/opinion/election-night-2016/her-loss

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Donald John Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States on Tuesday in a stunning culmination of an explosive, populist and polarizing campaign that took relentless aim at the institutions and long-held ideals of American democracy.

“To the surprise of many on the left, white voters who had helped elect the nation’s first black president, appeared more reluctant to line up behind a white woman. “ 

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Honoring 26th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act

Special Advisor for International Disability Rights Judith Heumann briefs on the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 at the Department...

“Through strong laws, we are changing people’s views on what we as disabled people can contribute to our societies.”

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George H.W. Bush Signs Americans with Disabilities Act

On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, which guarantees equality for the disabled. This clip is an excerpt ...

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Reports of serious, physical, sexual and verbal abuse are "numerous" among the nation's nursing homes, according to a congressional report released today. The study, prepared by the minority (Democratic and Independent) staff of the Special Investigations Division of the House Government Reform...

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A fresh approach to mental health in prison - CNN Video

Pennsylvania's new approach to mental health care has inmates and staff alike train to deal with the myriad issues surrounding the problem.

Pennsylvania's new approach to mental health care has inmates and staff alike train to deal with the myriad issues surrounding the problem.

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Many women don't know birth control options, survey shows

A survey by the Urban Institute found that many women don't know much about long-acting birth control methods such as IUDs and implants.

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The U.S. Is Running Out of Nurses

The country has experienced nursing shortages for decades, but an aging population means the problem is about to get much worse.

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Why Is the U.S. Perpetually Short of Nurses? - The New Yorker

Usually, in a relatively free market, labor-supply shortages resolve themselves over time. Why has this not been the case with nursing?

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