Tag Archives: Education

Quora Query: Why Do Many Americans Think That Healthcare is not a Right for its Own Taxpaying Citizens, and Should it not be Considered as, or More, Important by the American Public Than is Education?

Posted on 21 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

[Originally from 2012, slightly updated] I think first of all one need ask if the premise is correct: DO MOST Americans think that health care is not a right? And then I would ask: From where did you come up … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: Who Should be in Charge of Administrating a Hospital?

Posted on 19 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

The question is ( or should be): What does it take to administer a hospital and who should do it ? [In a previous comment] Doctor Ford is correct that much of care provision is performed by our nursing colleagues, … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: What is One Thing That you Regret Learning in Medical School?

Posted on 19 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

It isn’t what I regret learning; it is what I regret not learning. 1. That death is cruel, fickle, and unjust; 2. That families often have no idea of medical limitations; 3. That physicians are often afraid to address points … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: Why Do Homeless People Become More Mentally Ill?

Posted on 19 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

I think [previous answers] have it pretty much [covered]. People often become homeless because of mental illness. But homelessness is a bit more complex. Homelessness can be acute or chronic. Acute is usually made up of women and children who … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: What Does “Critical but Grave” Condition Mean?

Posted on 19 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

Great query. I am going to give you a really poor answer, frankly because there aren’t any good ones. The entire way that we in the intensive care unit (ICU) classify a sick person’s condition is almost totally subjective. So, … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: If Sepsis Requires Immediate Medical Attention, How Does One Live with it for Weeks, Months, and Even Years?

Posted on 18 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many … Continue reading →

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How Did We Get Here? – Violent Authoritarianism or Fascism in America?

Posted on 17 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

“…Speculations about the future depend upon an accurate analysis of the past…[*] Sweeping through our country today is a serious menance. One of racism and its brother, anti-Semitism; abuse of refugees and their children; separation of children from parents – … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: What Will it Take for the United States to Acquire Universal Healthcare?

Posted on 14 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

There are two sets of answers to this query: Political and operational/organizational. Let me address each in its turn. The Political Issues: There is, to my analysis, nothing special about the United States and its people that make a rational … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: As Someone Who isn’t a Conservative, What Do You Wish All Conservatives Would Start Doing?

Posted on 14 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

I normally don’t venture into this area on Quora, sticking to health care and science. However, events of the past several days have unnerved me, so I respond – more or less – to the query. In reality, I wanted … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: As a Doctor, What’s the Most Shocking Thing to Transpire While Delivering a Baby?

Posted on 14 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

Shocking? SHOCKING?? On the one hand, as I am not an Obstetrician, I don’t have many stories about assisting women in the delivery of their children. On the other hand, however, there was a time – when I was a … Continue reading →

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