By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published August 4, 2020
With a master’s degree in public health from the University of Michigan, Sally Altman spent nearly 40 years championing public health issues and access to quality health care for all. So it should come as no surprise that on today’s ballot, Altman...
Not that they’ve asked, but I have some advice for Republicans on handling the chaos in health care that they started creating seven years ago and that now imprisons them.It’s not about power gamesmanship for party insiders. It’s about policy, practices...
Given the relentless speed of news developments these days, it’s hard for anyone, much less the editorial page of a weekly publication, to keep up. But as revelations continue about the Russian connection to President Donald Trump’s campaign, other...
Our community should be aware that mental health services for adolescents are in short supply in the greater St. Louis area with good reason, given the recent dictates of health care delivery. With the onset of managed care during the 1990s, adolescents...
Do you know that if a piece of legislation recently adopted by the Missouri House becomes law, religious interests can successfully lobby all businesses to deny contraceptives to employees? It’s true. What State Rep. Tim Jones (R-Eureka) has stated...
By David Saperstein and William Daroff, JTA
• Published February 13, 2012
WASHINGTON—During February, Jewish communities across North America observe Jewish Disability Awareness Month. It is an opportunity for us to raise awareness of the needs, strengths, opportunities and challenges of individuals with disabilities in our...
During the past month, the United States Congress has declared a "war on women." A series of extreme anti-choice bills are moving their way through our national legislature, each of which would strike a grievous blow to women's access to reproductive...
