Teacher Layoffs Are Bad; Aide Layoffs Might Be Worse
A social worker familiar with Philadelphia's often violent schools says cuts to support staff could be disastrous. More »
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A social worker familiar with Philadelphia's often violent schools says cuts to support staff could be disastrous. More »
Amid criticism of America's continued war on drugs, Dr. Kermit Gosnell -- who could have been arrested for murder years earlier if medical oversight agencies had been more vigilant -- was only taken down when he crossed the Drug Enforcement Administration. More »
The poor women who landed on at the door of a doctor who allegedly performed late-term abortions would not have been shunted into that market if earlier services were safely and freely available. More »
Rapper Lil Wayne's seizures and hospitalization highlight a double standard in hustler culture. Crack cocaine and heroin users are considered junkies. Meanwhile codeine "sizzurp" and pills are less stigmatized, but not necessarily any more benign. More »
Reintroducing patients with PTSD to whatever triggers their symptoms -- gradually, in a clinical setting -- can be effective. Veterans Chris Kyle and Eddie Ray Routh were not at a shooting range as part of exposure therapy. More »
Philadelphia's mental health interventions aim to prevent random acts of violence and misguided jail time. More »
