by Monty Self | Apr 12, 2022 | Opinion
There have been more than 100 attacks on hospitals and health care workers in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began. This is based on World Health Organization data as of April 11, which also reports 73 deaths and 51 injuries resulting from the attacks. These...
by Monty Self | Apr 6, 2022 | Opinion
“Holodomor” is a term derived from the Ukrainian words for “hunger” and “death.” It means “death / killing by starvation / hunger,” and it is linked to the 1931-1934 famine throughout the Soviet Union during which nearly four million Ukrainians died. Causes of the...
by Monty Self | Mar 24, 2022 | Opinion
Russia continues to claim that the United States is supporting an illegal biological weapons lab in Ukraine. The United Nations security council met on March 11 to discuss these allegations, releasing its conclusions one week later that no evidence exists to...
by Monty Self | Mar 17, 2022 | Opinion
With a growing nursing shortage and 500,000 seasoned nurses set to retire by years’ end, U.S. hospitals are looking for new staff outside the U.S. This is not a new trend. The number of nurses moving to the U.S. from abroad has more than tripled since 1994, with over...
by Monty Self | Mar 15, 2022 | Opinion
The mantra of the COVID-19 pandemic has been, “Follow the science.” This statement assumes that science is unbiased, objective and not swayed by emotions. In theory, this is correct. Yet, who gets funding, what topics get funded and what research is published can...
