My wife and her friends, who see and feel the devastation first hand, have the right idea. A lot of these girls, mainly girls in our world, need a home, decent food, therapy yes, but more than anything they need isolation from the drug itself until they can be pronounced cured. And that takes a lot of time and a lot of commitment, something the mothers can provide if the resources are there.
Health
costs, coverage, gmos, mental health and substance abuse treatment, policy, public health
Lyme Disease Treatment Coverage
Senator Brownsberger received many emails like the one in this post encouraging him to co-sponsor SD985, An Act relative to Lyme Disease treatment coverage. In response to these requests, Senator Brownsberger has signed on to co-sponsor this important bill.
Reproductive Health Care Access Legislation
Senator Brownsberger has signed on as a co-sponsor to three bills to expand access to reproductive health care. Here is a constituent e-mail that articulates the need for these three important pieces of legislation.
GMOs: Revisited
Now that last session’s legislation on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products has been refiled, I’m trying to gauge interest in a local symposium on the subject. We could put together a program of informed presenters on the science and the legal framework and have a discussion someplace in my district. I’d also welcome further discussion at this site.
Ebola and the Flu
Recently, Senate President Murray hosted a conference on health care information systems. A highlight of the conference was a talk by Dr. Mike Wong about the Ebola epidemic and the information we have about it. Here is the very detailed PowerPoint from Dr. Wong’s talk, which gives a lot of background on the epidemic and many glimmers of hope for a cure or for vaccines.
Bridgewater State Hospital
It’s tragically difficult to treat patients who are at once (a) truly dangerous and (b) badly in need of mental health care. Hearings on the Governor’s proposed legislation have raised real dilemmas: good legislation on the subject will take some time.