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News
My Father Didn’t Want to Live if He Had Dementia. But Then He Had It.
Two years ago, when my father was dying of dementia, my siblings and I faced a terrible dilemma: Whose wishes…
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News
Growing Old, for Better or Worse
Readers, including a 101-year-old woman, react to a guest essay by Roger Rosenblatt about the challenges of aging.
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Finance
Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With Health Care Workers
The proposed settlement follows a three-day strike involving thousands of unionized workers in several states.
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Health
Kaiser Permanente Workers Near End of Strike Without a Deal
Friday was the third day of a walkout for thousands of health care employees. No new contract talks were scheduled…
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News
The Kaiser Strike Isn’t Your Typical Labor Action
In April 2020, when I would walk home after a long day treating patients in a New York City emergency…
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News
Fixing America’s Health Care System
More from our inbox: Trump’s Trial Dates and the Odds of ConvictionDoes Barbie Really Need Ken?Credit...September Dawn Bottoms for The…
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Health
Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds
The number of procedures rose to roughly 13,000 in 2019 from about 4,550 in 2016 as access broadened, researchers estimated.
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Health
How Nursing Homes Failed to Protect Residents From Covid
A series of hurdles prevented the facilities from shielding older people, despite the best efforts of staff. Experts are calling…
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World
Soldier Who Called Out Torture in Iraq Is Laid to Rest at Arlington
Ian Fishback, who left the Army with the rank of major, was a dissident-in-uniform who died at the age of…
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Style
My Friend Is Trapped in a Nursing Home. What Can I Do?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on helping people who are institutionalized against their will.