Bike share programs are becoming more popular as an alternative method of transportation. Approximately twenty-five cities in the U.S. have such programs, and other cities are looking into adopting the program in their own metro areas. Since Denver has a high number of bicycling enthusiasts as well as an unfortunate […]
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Tort reform has been a contentious legal, medical, and ethical debate in this country for decades. Specifically, attempts to reduce medical malpractice lawsuits by capping non-economic damages (typically defined as pain and suffering, loss of consortium, and other intangible losses), were thought to be the best way to curb rising […]
When the huge pharmacy and drug store chain CVS announced that it would no longer sell cigarettes in the name of promoting public health, it was a brilliant public relations strategy. People championed their altruism for being willing to stand up to big tobacco and forego the profits that come […]
The Obama administration announced an extension for the March 31, 2014 deadline for enrollment in the Affordable Care Act. For people using the healthcare.gov website, which sells health plans in 36 states, if they have had trouble completing an application prior to March 31, 2014, they can claim a “special exception” and receive help […]
In 1998 a British doctor named Andrew Wakefield published a study claiming that autism in 12 British children was linked to them being vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR). Even though Wakefield’s study was subsequently found to be an elaborate fraud, and no scientific evidence has been found to […]