Endangering Others Trump endangered staff and secret service members when he returned to the White House against medical advice. He looked frail and weak. Trump shakily walked up a flight of stairs. He stupidly removed his mask. Experts say that someone in Trump‘s progression of the virus is still contagious. Several people could be seen

The Public Radio reported one of the saddest nursing home COVID stories since the pandemic started. This story epitomizes the burn-out many caregivers feel. The article starts off “The Eastgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center…was so short-handed that its top administrator, Anna Zambrano, and five of other support staff took turns feeding, bathing and providing other

I hope the President recovers soon. Our prayers are with him.

As many of you know, I am a big Yankees fan. My favorite Yankee is Lou Gehring. Great hitter. Better person. Class act. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Well, he is smiling down on us today because of the progress with new treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The

COVID Charges ProPublica recently reported how a $175 COVID-19 test resulted in charges of $2,479 at a for profit free-standing ER. The cost of surviving the Trump Virus is ridiculous. Once again, ProPublica has exposed another injustice. The article uses Dr. Zachary Sussman as an example. Sussman went to his employer for a COVID-19 antibody

Abolish? If three out of four Americans want to spend their final years at home, why do so many of us end up in nursing homes? They have no choice. Now The Nation asks “Should we Abolish Nursing Homes?” The clear answer is yes based on the industry’s response to COVID. “The problem is that