Mark B Saunders

Tadasana Lessons

by Mark B Saunders May 2, 2012

4/25/12 Last weekend, Jillian and I attended the Tadasana Festival. Tadasana is a yoga and music festival that happened right on the beach in Santa Monica, California. (“Tadasana” is the Sanskrit name for the “mountain pose”; the first pose in a sun salutation.)  It was a heart-opening, mind-awakening experience—perhaps the longest period of life where [...]

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The Affordable Care Act’s Individual Mandate

by Mark B Saunders March 28, 2012

There are several provisions in the Affordable Care Act that are generally praised by the American public: 2.5 million 19-26 year olds are now covered under their parents’ health insurance, children cannot be denied health insurance coverage due to pre-existing conditions, and shrinking the prescription “donut hole” for seniors on Medicare; however, the federal individual mandate that [...]

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: What’s at Stake?

by Mark B Saunders March 27, 2012

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court opened the first of three days of arguments regarding President Obama’s signature health care legislation: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—frequently shortened to the Affordable Care Act—or to those who disdain it, “Obamacare.” The justices heard opinions concerning a single issue; namely, does the ACA’s individual health care [...]

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Video: Interview with Pediatric Oncologist Laurence Cooper, M.D.

by Mark B Saunders October 14, 2011

  An interview with Laurence Cooper, M.D., Ph.D, a pediatric oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, conducted on August 2nd 2011 in Aspen, Colorado, at the Making Cancer History® Seminar. Dr. Cooper talks about dealing with the challenges of treating children with cancer.     Share this:

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Video: Shelby Robin Interview

by Mark B Saunders October 1, 2011

  An interview with Shelby Robin, cancer survivor and R.N. at MD Anderson Cancer Center, conducted on August 2nd 2011 in Aspen, Colorado, at the Making Cancer History® Seminar.   For more articles about cancer, click here. Share this:

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