Vaccines represent the greatest success story in public health — the triumph of human achievement over disease. But as the incidence of infectious diseases has […]
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Make-believe is a special place we all should visit
Austin American-Statesman, December 24, 2009
A few weeks ago, the American-Statesman ran my column on the widespread, irrational fear of vaccinations among parents. Soon afterward, I heard from my friend Martha Williams. “Bravo, Toni,” she wrote in an e-mail. “Vaccines did not cause my son’s autism!”
Taking on doubt over vaccinations against disease
Austin American-Statesman, November 30, 2009
On a recent Saturday, Rondah Kentch and I cared for eight premature babies in our neonatal intensive care bay. All of them were adorable, nearing discharge and had blank immunization consents on the fronts of their charts, waiting for signature.
One man’s dream come true sounds like a nightmare
Austin American-Statesman, October 2, 2009
To vary a line from “Cool Hand Luke,” what we’ve got here is … failure of city leadership.
American-Statesman columnist Michael Barnes reported in Tuesday’s editions that the biggest post-Austin City Limits Music Festival bash in history is to be held at the iconic Seaholm Power Plant on Friday and Saturday nights. It’s a dream come true for producer Jason Hicks, Barnes wrote: “The Seaholm project is his moonshot.”
Health reform must address primary care shortcomings
Austin American-Statesman, September 11, 2009
As a 30-year neonatal intensive care unit nurse, I know that America funds and delivers the finest high-technology care in the world. But when I admit so many babies of working parents with no insurance and work way too hard to find primary care providers for the babies we send home, I know our country has a terrible problem.
Retaliation against West Texas nurses is unacceptable (Part 1)
Austin American-Statesman, August 3, 2009
In a stunning display of good ol’ boy idiocy and abuse of prosecutorial discretion, two West Texas nurses have been fired from their jobs and indicted with a third-degree felony carrying potential penalties of two-to-ten years’ imprisonment and a maximum fine of $10,000.
Don’t lower Texas’ RN standards
San Antonio Express-News, April 10, 2009
The 81st Legislature is weighing legislation that would lower nursing basic educational standards to help fight the nursing shortage in Texas. Bad idea. Some background: […]
CMS Reimbursement Changes Shine the Light on Patient Safety and Nursing Care
Texas Nursing Voice [Vol. 2, No. 4, p. 5], December 1, 2008
The hammer comes down this month. Beginning in October (the start of the federal 2009 fiscal year), Medicare will no longer reimburse hospitals at the […]
Texas professional nurses don’t need unions
Fort Worth Star Telegram, November 13, 2008
Continuing a campaign to unionize Texas nurses, today the California Nurses Association is holding a rally on the Capitol steps in Austin. This out-of-state union’s […]
Dewhurst doesn’t waste sympathy on the uninsured
Austin American-Statesman, February 8, 2007
Just when I think I can no longer be shocked by what an elected official says, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst goes and proves me wrong. […]
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