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Readers and Tweeters Diagnose Greed and Chronic Pain Within US Health Care System

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. U.S. Health Care Is Harmful to One’s Health Thank you for publishing this research (“Hundreds of Hospitals Sue Patients or Threaten Their Credit, a KHN Investigation Finds. Does Yours?” Dec. 21). […]

Published on January 19, 2023

Low-impact human recreation changes wildlife behavior

Just like a dominant predator, humans can influence the behavior of wildlife even without the use of hunting rifles. A recent study in Glacier National Park observed how human presence on hiking trails affected the movement of 22 mammal species. The findings suggest that humans can create a ‘landscape of fear,’ causing animals to change […]

Published on January 19, 2023