AltWeeklies Wire
Lame Duck Legacynew
New York Gov. George Pataki's Medicaid restrictions in the 2006 budget cap off years of quiet attempts to implement unwritten rules.
Tags: Medicaid
Miss Manners Is Watching, Blindlynew
Your workplace e-mail scanning system knows more bad words than you do.
You Think *What* Can Make You Pregnant?new
Myths about sex and sexual health, as told to sex educators.
Born in the Living Room -- and Under the Radarnew
To many families, giving birth at home feels safer and more comfortable than the hospital. But to do that in parts of New York state, women need to look underground for a midwife.
No More Lethal Goofsnew
Hospitals jump on board a campaign to accidentally kill fewer patients.
Survival of the Fittest Beliefsnew
"Intelligent Design" takes the place of the defeated creationism in the latest rematch in the heavyweight culture war.
Spam Spam Spam Spam Spamnew
A marketing association steps in to help protect consumers from unwanted e-mail -- sort of.
Tags: Health & Science
Back from the Wasteland: Dealing With Traumanew
Treating emotional distress as mental illness often misses the traumatic experience at its roots.
The Big Bad Bug?new
Is the "new HIV strain" all its cracked up to be--and even if it isn't, will the hullabaloo aid prevention work, or stymie it?
Two Little Words: Can Hospitals Say I'm Sorry?new
A new program called "Sorry Works" turns the usual approach by hospitals to medical errors on its head--and it's catching on surprisingly well.
Abstaining from the Truthnew
Popular abstinence-only curricula teach schoolchildren falsehoods and stereotypes
Coming Out About HIVnew
Decades into the AIDS epidemic, it's still risky to disclose your HIV status--and sometimes risky not to.
When the Doctor Is Gone: Patients Deal With an Unusual Lossnew
When a specialist commits suicide, patients find they are overlooked as a grieving community.
Suitcases From a State Asylum and the People Behind Themnew
When a state mental hospital closed, staff found hundreds of suitcases belonging to over 100 years of patients -- many of whom never left. These suitcases bring into focus the lives of their owners, and lead to examination of what's considered normal.
A Protest State of Mind: the Mental Patients Liberation Leaguenew
Questioning forced treatment, drugging, and even psychiatry itself, the Mental Patients Liberation League fights back against its exclusion from New York's mental health discussion.
