By Kaye Prather Imagine you’re unwell—it’s not hard to do. You’ve been through all kinds of tests, been poked and prodded and medicated. Everyone seems to be speaking Clinicalese, not English. You want to know what’s wrong and whether it can be fixed or if you have to learn to […]
Patient Care
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan to Form Healthcare Company
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced that they are partnering on ways to address healthcare for their U.S. employees, with the aim of improving employee satisfaction and reducing costs. The three companies, which bring their scale and complementary expertise to this long-term effort, will pursue this objective […]
Saying “Just Relax” Is Not Enough
By Kaye Prather, RRT-NPS, AE-C Imagine for a minute you’re the person in a classic Dudley Do-Right cartoon. You are tied to a railroad track. The train is coming, you can feel the vibration of the rails. You can see the train in the distance and your heart starts pounding. […]
America Thoracic Society Relieved as the House Takes a Pause on ACA Repeal
New York, NY – March 24, 2017 – The American Thoracic Society is relieved the House of Representatives paused in their consideration of legislation repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. While not without flaws, the Affordable Care Act has been effective in expanding health insurance coverage to millions of American families. […]







