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Judy Foreman is a syndicated health columnist who has hosted a weekly call-in radio show and has won more than 50 journalism awards. She is the author of “A Nation in Pain.”

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Latest by Judy Foreman

Health

Could Legalizing Pot Reduce Accidental Deaths From Harder Drugs?

By Judy Foreman

States with legalized medical marijuana have fewer overdose deaths from narcotics. Exploring the medical and legal implications of this surprising correlation.

Guns

A Bold Idea For Gun Control: Let Women Take Charge

By Judy Foreman

When women put their collective hearts and minds toward something, they get it done.

Health

Your Personal Health Information Isn’t As Safe As You Think

By Judy Foreman

“There is no way to protect your privacy today except to pay cash to a doctor who will keep your records on paper.”

Health

A Common Sense Approach To A Deadly Problem

By Judy Foreman

Solving the opioid abuse epidemic will be a long, complicated process. But in the meantime, a simple life-saving measure is immediately available and vastly underutilized.

Health

The Pill Without A Prescription: It’s Time

By Judy Foreman

Birth control pills should be available to women of any age, any time, at any pharmacy, no doctor visit or prescription needed.

Health

Insuring Against Cancer Patients’ Infertility

By Judy Foreman

Isn’t loss of fertility due to cancer treatment on a par, morally and psychologically, with providing a prosthetic limb for someone who has lost an arm or leg due to injury? Not according to most insurers.

Health

Inmate Sex Change: Should We Pay And Does The Surgery Actually Work?

By Judy Foreman

Certainly, prisoners are entitled to health care. But should taxpayers be responsible for sex change operations? Especially if – as some research suggests – the procedure doesn’t substantially improve patients’ mental health?

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