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Author: Devon Herrick

Dating, Mating and Marriage in the Age of Aquarius

Posted on October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 by Devon Herrick

Numerous articles in the popular press, creators on YouTube and numerous social media websites all claim men are not pursuing women like they used to. Some Christian organizations believe our culture has experienced a decline of manhood and masculinity leading young men to eschew dating and romance. Recent surveys claimed that nearly one-third (~30%) of adult men under the age of 30 are not in a relationship and are not looking. Indeed, another data source claimed 39% of men age 25 to 54 are single. 

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What Does a Physician Office Visit Cost? It Depends…

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Devon Herrick

How much should your doctor get paid for an office visit? If health insurance were not pervasive, you would probably pay by the minute. However, primary care physicians’ fees are not necessarily based on time. Rather, they are reimbursed based on billing codes for various tasks while examining you.

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Should Nonprofit Hospitals Do More to Earn Their Tax Exemption?

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Devon Herrick

There are nearly 3,000 nonprofit hospitals in the United States. Keep in mind, nonprofit status is a tax election. It does not mean a hospital is not trying to earn a profit. Rather, it means a hospital is trying to either: a) break even by spending its profits on a charitable mission, or b) plowing profits back into expansion. Hospitals tend to do the latter, rather than the former.

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Why Does America Pathologize Sadness?

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Devon Herrick

Health and Human Service secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently raised concerns about overuse of antidepressants, especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Writing in Newsweek, psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert argues that the drugs are not the problem. Rather, he believes the problem is a culture of medicating emotions and painful feelings rather than teaching people coping skills. 

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