Stories tagged with "doctors and nurses"

Health-care remedies from pros by indystar

Jim Trippi and Wes Robinson both put their professional skills to work in a humanitarian approach to medical care. But they take pro and con positions on the health-care... – Dec 04, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Russ Pulliam

Rally champions free-market solutions for health reform by Josh Duke

Dr. Cara Peggs is worried there may come a day when she doesn’t feel completely comfortable with her family members going to the doctor. “It takes many years of... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:54 AM in Politics & Government

Medicalizing mass murder by indystar

What a surprise — that someone who shouts “Allahu Akbar” (the “God is great” jihadist battle cry) as he is shooting up a room of American soldiers... – Nov 13, 2009 at 4:56 PM in Commentary

‘They don’t know how long he can last,’ relative says of hospitalized man by John Tuohy

A relative of a man who suffered a heart attack breaking up a dog fight said he was on life support with little chance of survival. Barbra Ball, the mother-in-law of Timothy... – Oct 13, 2009 at 9:19 AM in Communities

Vote yes: take Wishard out of intensive care by indystar

It’s a labor of love for staff, who yearn to do more work for more patients in an up-to-date home. The good that Wishard Hospital does can be conveyed in words and statistics... – Oct 11, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Editorial

Cynical opinions cheapen difficult process by indystar

Dying is hard. It is worthwhile to reflect on the major forces that have shaped the way people die in America over the past four decades. Whereas death has occurred at home for... – Oct 11, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Living in fear of lawsuits by indystar

Philip Howard doesn’t want to kill all the lawyers. He’s one of them. But he does want to pull back the suffocating effects of too many lawsuits. His new book,... – Apr 24, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Russ Pulliam