OP-ED: Don’t Let Medicare Undermine Life-Saving Surgery
By Dr. Diego Schaps Every surgeon makes a promise to their patients. We cannot always promise a cure or that complications will not happen. But we can promise to: one,…
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OP-ED: ACADEMIA AND THE LIES NO ONE TALKS ABOUT
Contradictions in the matrix: the highest qualifications are required, but the least stability is offered. By Dr. Yalil Guerra Academia teaches us that knowledge opens doors. What it rarely tells…
Op-Ed: Democrats Should Go Bigger on Insurance Reform
By Ron Klink Healthcare costs are crushing Americans. The average premium for an employer-sponsored family health plan now exceeds $26,000 a year — and families are then still on the…
Letter To The Editor: Dog slayings reveal the deadly cost of ‘no-kill’ policies
The alleged cruelty to multiple dogs at a self-professed “rescue” in Fortuna is a grim reminder of the danger of trusting anyone who claims to “save” animals. It’s also the latest…
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SBA Microloans Offer Proven Low Dollar Financing for Small Businesses
Op-Ed by Matt Coleman, SBA Atlantic Regional Administrator Small businesses are the backbone of local economies, yet too many entrepreneurs overlook one of the most accessible financing tools available to…
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Padilla, Mullin Bill Strengthening Cybersecurity for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the Senate Mental Health Caucus, announced that his bipartisan legislation to strengthen the cybersecurity protocols for the 988 Suicide…
Letter To The Editor: Foreign Aid Enhances National Security
Since the Trump administration, the United States has drastically reduced its foreign aid programs, cutting USAID funding by $9 billion—an 83% reduction that eliminated over 5,200 programs. Meanwhile, military spending…
Letter To The Editor: Kidney Failure, Dialysis, & Supporting Pending Legislation
To the Editor: Discovering I had End-Stage Renal Disease, or kidney failure, was one of the most shocking days of my life. I was a high school wrestler and felt…
CA Dialysis Patients Need Lawmakers’ Help
Finding out I needed to start dialysis two years ago was tough to accept. I’d always been an athlete, so I felt like this wasn’t something I’d have to face.…
How You Can Stop Fake News From Faking You Out
The term “fake news” gained traction during the 2016 U.S. presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and it has since become a familiar phrase in the American political…