by Monty Self | Jan 27, 2023 | Opinion
Americans spent over $335 billion on prescription drugs in 2018 compared to $30 billion in 1980, according to the Congressional Budget Office. This compels us to ask why there has been a $305 billion increase in less than 40 years. The simple answer is that it is...
by Monty Self | Jan 26, 2023 | Opinion
The median annual price for new drugs approved in 2022 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was $222,003, according to a Reuters report published January 5. This is a decades-long trend, as detailed in a June 2022 report published by JAMA Network. In 2008, the...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jan 20, 2023 | News
Hospitals and other health care settings are the most common locations for U.S. adults to encounter chaplains, according to a Gallup report published in December 2022. Only 25% of all U.S. adults said they have had an interaction with a chaplain at some point in their...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Oct 24, 2022 | Opinion
Is it ethical for people of color within the U.S. who claim to be disciples of Christ to engage in violence against oppressors? The reality is that people of color are already living within a violent situation. According to a five-year study, unarmed people of color...
by Monty Self | Oct 20, 2022 | Opinion
Nearly seven million women of childbearing age have low or no access to basic obstetric services in their county of residence, according to the March of Dimes “Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S.” biannual report. The long-term decline in maternity services...