Surveys going back 20 years have consistently found that more than 100 million Americans search online for health information annually. Google reports there are roughly 70,000 health related searches every minute. One article even claimed doctors use Google and YouTube to learn about disease and conditions they treat.
Category: Devon Herrick
Should You Die at Home?
Both my parents passed away in an institution in an institutional bed. One in a hospital bed in a critical care unit, the other in a nursing home bed. The Wall Street Journal reports that increasingly, people are choosing to die at home in their own bed. The Journal asks whimsically, “is that a good thing?”
Are Medicaid Work Requirements a Success or a Failure? It Depends
Many Red States have proposed to add work requirements to Medicaid eligibility. The Georgia Medicaid program is currently the only state in the nation to have a work requirement as a condition of eligibility, but other states have expressed an interest.
TikTok Therapists Promoting Family Estrangement Therapy to Young People
Public health advocates report there is a growing mental health crisis among young people, especially since covid. One outcome of mental health challenges is an emerging therapeutic estrangement fad on social media. I’m referring to the trend of TikTok therapists and sociology gurus on YouTube counseling young adults on becoming estranged from family members.