Word: cared
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Democratic race for lieutenant governor, State Rep. Marjorie Clapprood of Sharon, Mass., is a clear favorite for the post. The only woman candidate for a statewide post in either party, Clapprood has a distinguished record as a legislator as well as 11 years experience in the field of health care...
...street sweepers has been slashed from 1,400 to 300, trash collections in midtown Manhattan have been reduced by a third, and what used to be daily rounds in the outer boroughs have been reduced to twice a week. Epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and syphilis have pushed the health-care system to the breaking point. As many New Yorkers are waiting for public housing as there are existing units, leading occupants to double or triple up in a frantic bid for shelter. "The chickens have come home to roost," says Madeline Lee, executive director of the New York Foundation, which...
...five to seven years to graduate from high school. The system itself is rife with troubles. Almost a third of the city's 32 local school boards are under investigation for corruption, building maintenance has chalked up a $500 million backlog, and a basic in-school service like nursing care has been slashed 86%. An impossible caseload of 1,000 high school students for every guidance counselor makes a mockery of the profession...
Half the adults tested, for instance, did not know that a lubricant like Vaseline Intensive Care or baby oil can cause microscopic holes in a condom or a diaphragm in as little as 60 seconds and that this could lead to unwanted pregnancy, venereal disease or even AIDS. An alarming 49% did not know that a woman can get pregnant if she has sex during her menstrual period; 35% were unaware that a woman can get pregnant even if the man withdraws before ejaculating...
...that year 1,000 people have died, including people I knew personally. That is both troubling and motivating. You can't sit back and treat what you do as an intellectual exercise when the mere mention of a disease brings to your mind the faces of people you care about. That's why it's important to have a certain percentage of people working in this field who are comfortable with both basic science and clinical medicine. If we don't, we are going to miss out on opportunities to apply this new information...