Health Care Is it really abuse? According to a new national study patients and their relatives are frequently abusing doctors. Recently…Sarah RussellNovember 24, 2012
Health CareSocial issues Unreliable statistics leave many out in the cold It is often claimed that mental illness is a primary cause of homelessness, and that…Sarah RussellFebruary 25, 2011
Health Care What if doctor doesn’t know best? When are medical treatments worthwhile and when are they futile? This is a complex and…Sarah RussellFebruary 9, 2011
Health Care Terminally ill patients must have greater choice People who are dying face a complex range of decisions and choices. There are, for…Sarah RussellFebruary 7, 2011
Health CareSocial issues Potential parents put through wringer in attempt to adopt a child Next week is National Adoption Awareness week. So in the interest of raising awareness, let's try a…Sarah RussellNovember 4, 2010
Health CareSocial issues Being a mother is about more than biology Sunday is Mother's day. Commercial cynicism aside, for lots of people it's a day of…Sarah RussellMay 6, 2010
Social issues Many ways to mother on Mothers’ Day Today is Mother’s day. Many women will spend the morning in bed with their kids…Sarah RussellMay 11, 2009
Mental Health You can have a mental illness and a life We hear so much about the depressing side of mental illness. Statistics focus on the…Sarah RussellMay 5, 2009
Social issues Sloppy Editing Lesley Canold argues that the use of shame and humiliation in the hoax on Keith…Sarah RussellJanuary 9, 2009