Tag: Americas
How Civil War Medicine Led to America’s First Opioid Crisis
During the Civil War, military hospitals considered opioids to be essential medicine. Doctors and nurses used opium and morphine to treat soldiers’ pain, stop internal bleeding and mitigate vomiting and diarrhea caused by infectious diseases. However, this led some soldiers to develop opioid addictions, either during the war or afterward when they sought medical treatment
America’s fights over medical treatment choices didn’t start with COVID-19 and ivermectin
Home The Modern Law Library America’s fights over medical treatment choices… The Modern Law Library America’s fights over medical treatment choices didn’t start with COVID-19 and ivermectin By Lee Rawles November 24, 2021, 8:48 am CST Like the legal profession, the practice of medicine in the United States is highly regulated. But it hasn’t always
Building an Equitable Food System: America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative & other Tools for Increasing Food Access
By Olivia Chatman, Program Associate – Food Initiatives, Reinvestment Fund Across the country, the shameful reality of limited access to healthy food plagues historically marginalized communities. It is an issue that is rooted in discriminatory policies and disinvestment, and is reflected in the 27.6 million people living in places with inequitable and inadequate access to
Man of Steele: Meet the Healthy Fast-Food Entrepreneur Bringing America’s Eating Habits into the 21st Century
America’s fast-food industry might be due for an upgrade. Steele Smiley, the founder of Crisp & Green, is leading the charge. Serial restaurant impresario Steele Smiley has often been compared to a modern-day Ray Kroc—the longtime CEO of McDonald’s who pioneered modern fast-food retailing. Photo courtesy of Crisp & Green As simple as