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Surgeries Worth the Journey
Tweet Share on Facebook May 29, 2008 CommentThank you for exposing the inequities in the rates patients pay for surgeries at American as opposed to foreign hospitals in "Under the Knife in Bangalore" [May 12].
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Operation Save Money
Tweet Share on Facebook May 29, 2008 Comment (1)The May 12 issue had a list of many hospitals around the world where Americans can have surgery at prices far below those of American hospitals ["Destinations for Medical Travelers"].
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Give Caregivers a Break
Tweet Share on Facebook May 29, 2008 Comment (3)As President of the Well Spouse Association, a group offering peer support to spousal caregivers, I wish to comment on the findings Dr. Cynthia Gries made about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affecting caregivers ["Depression, PTSD Common Among Lung Transplant Patient Caregivers," usnews.com].
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Gas Price Fixes
Tweet Share on Facebook May 29, 2008 Comment (2)"The $1,000 Fill-Up: Truckers Aren't the Only Ones Hurt" [May 12] states, "It appeared there was little that lawmakers or the Bush administration could do—even if they were willing—to quell the stampeding global oil market."
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The Path to Fair Health Care
Tweet Share on Facebook May 29, 2008 CommentI read with interest Bernadine Healy's comments on medical transparency to help patients make better economic choices ["Harry and Louise Strike Again," May 12].
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Preacher Problems
Tweet Share on Facebook May 29, 2008 CommentIn "Reverend Wright's Wrongs" [May 12], Mortimer Zuckerman takes Rev. Jeremiah Wright to task for his views and their effect on Sen. Barack Obama's campaign and the issue of race.
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Energy Use Ideas
Tweet Share on Facebook May 21, 2008 Comment (1)I think it is time much more effort is put forth to promote all kinds of solutions to our energy problems ["Can America Use Less Energy?" April 28-Mary 5].
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From the Editor
Tweet Share on Facebook May 15, 2008 Comment (22)Happy birthday to us. This month U.S. News is 75 years old. (The World Report came later.)
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Of Economics and Energy
Tweet Share on Facebook May 15, 2008 Comment (1)While your cover story "Why America Needs an Energy Diet" [April 28-May 5] may be correct, I suggest that a more pressing need is for a practical and sane national energy policy.
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Condom Quandary
Tweet Share on Facebook May 15, 2008 Comment (3)"Why the Pope is Wrong About Condoms" [April 28-May 5], about Catholic Bishop Kevin Dowling of South Africa's approval of the use of condoms to prevent the spread of aids, provided a breath of fresh air and reason.
