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Readers Take Congress to Task and Offer Their Own Health Policy Fixes

November 12, 2025 ¹ú²úÂé¶¹¾«Æ·Health News Original

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Readers Speak Up for Patients Who Can’t, and for Kids With Disabilities

September 30, 2025 ¹ú²úÂé¶¹¾«Æ·Health News Original

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Readers Weigh In on Making American Health Care Affordable Again

July 31, 2025 ¹ú²úÂé¶¹¾«Æ·Health News Original

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Readers Endorse Doctor Migration and Shun ‘Elderspeak’

June 12, 2025 ¹ú²úÂé¶¹¾«Æ·Health News Original

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Readers Scrutinize Federal Cuts and Medical Debt

May 12, 2025 ¹ú²úÂé¶¹¾«Æ·Health News Original

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Readers Shop for Nutritional Information and Weigh Radiation and Cancer Risks

March 31, 2025 ¹ú²úÂé¶¹¾«Æ·Health News Original

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Readers Offer Their Takes on the Opioid Crisis, Family Doctor Shortage, and Vaccine Policies

January 30, 2025 ¹ú²úÂé¶¹¾«Æ·Health News Original

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Readers Offer ‘Solo Agers’ Support and Reflect on Ancestors

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Readers Embrace ‘Going It Alone’ Series on Aging and Chastise Makers of Pulse Oximeters

November 22, 2024 ¹ú²úÂé¶¹¾«Æ·Health News Original

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Setting the Record Straight on the FDA’s Authority Over Drug Ads

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Readers Weigh In on Abortion and Ways To Tackle the Opioid Crisis

July 30, 2024 ¹ú²úÂé¶¹¾«Æ·Health News Original

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Readers Issue Rx for Clogged ERs and Outrageous Out-of-Pocket Costs

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Readers Speak Up About Women’s Health Issues, From Reproductive Care to Drinking

April 9, 2024 ¹ú²úÂé¶¹¾«Æ·Health News Original

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Readers Call on Congress to Bolster Medicare and Fix Loopholes in Health Policy

February 29, 2024 ¹ú²úÂé¶¹¾«Æ·Health News Original

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Readers Weigh Downsides of Medicare Advantage and Stick Up for Mary Lou Retton

January 29, 2024 ¹ú²úÂé¶¹¾«Æ·Health News Original

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Readers Slam Hospital Monopolies and Blame the Feds for Understaffed Nursing Homes

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Readers Rail at Social Security Overpayments and Insurers’ Prior Authorizations

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Readers and Tweeters See Ways to Shore Up Primary Care

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Readers and Tweeters Weigh Marijuana’s Merits Against Those of Alcohol or Opioids

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Readers and Tweeters Defend the Rights of Adults With Disabilities

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