We rang in 2019 with a federal government shut-down. The thirty-five day shut-down commenced at midnight on December 22, 2018.  On January 25, 2019, President Trump declared the government reopened and funded until February 15, 2019. In the wake of our country’s longest federal government shut-down to date, which might […]

DNA testing companies, like 23&me, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage, have gained popularity. In 2017, 12 million people tested their genealogy, doubling the number of people tested from the previous year. An estimated 1 in 25 American adults have had their DNA tested. Indeed, there are DNA testing companies for animals, such […]

Health care was the number one issue on voters’ minds in last week’s midterm elections. Throughout the country, state and local ballot initiatives focused on health care issues such as Medicaid expansion, access to abortions, medical marijuana legalization, and more. On the campaign trails, the overwhelming majority of Democratic candidates […]

The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is permeating the healthcare industry. Easily accessible “minute clinics” and mobile apps providing diagnostic services are all fortuitous results of the increasing digitization of our medical history. While there are many clear benefits to having an EHR—providing accurate and better healthcare, better clinical decision making, […]

In the United States, people with severe mental illness are three times more likely to be in a prison instead of a mental health institution. Forty percent of people with severe mental illness will also spend time in a jail, prison, or correctional facility. There are many people with mental […]