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CDC’s banned-word list shows Trump’s contempt for science

Austin American-Statesman, December 20, 2017

Just when I think the Trump administration can no longer surprise me, they go and do it. But the latest stunt is more a shock […]

Ending individual mandate raises questions of morality

The Houston Chronoicle, December 8, 2017

As Congress debates getting rid of the individual mandate to buy health insurance to better afford a tax overhaul, I’m reminded of one of the […]

Health partnership responds when parents react to fewer RNs in schools

Austin American-Statesman, October 1, 2017

Since the Gallup Poll began ranking “most trusted professions” in 1999, nurses have placed No. 1 every year with the exception of 2001, when firefighters […]

In America, pursuing health care reform is like Sisyphus pushing the stone

Austin American-Statesman, July 23, 2017

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned to ceaselessly roll a giant stone to the summit, only for it to roll back down of its own […]

Daffyesque Donald

Unpublished, June 8, 2017

As I watch Donald Trump as candidate and president and read his tweets, he keeps reminding me of Daffy Duck. A nursing school class on […]

Tags: Trump
Posted in General, Politics

Bills would allow nurses to offset doctor shortages

Austin American-Statesman, March 28, 2017

While Congress proved incompetent to improve health care, Texas legislators have a golden opportunity right now to dramatically increase access to care. How? By substantially […]

Immigrant scapegoating, roundups bear echoes of the Third Reich

Austin American-Statesman, March 7, 2017

When I was a girl, I was captivated by “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.” The aspiring journalist wrote her diary from 1942 […]

Posted in General, Local Issues, Politics

Ann Richards warned us; we must fight to protect women’s rights

Houston Chronicle and Austin American-Statesman, January 19, 2017

I’ll be marching in the Texas version of the Women’s March on Washington on Jan. 21. Why? Because women’s reproductive rights are being taken away, […]