David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
Stranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm
Judith GrahamUpdated May 6, 2024 Originally Published May 6, 2024 The Roosevelt Island Daily News Every day, the scene plays out in hospitals across America: Older men and women lie on gurneys in emergency room corridors moaning or suffering silently…
The Impact of Drugs on The American Population
Studies show a significant portion of Americans rely on drugs, both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC). Here’s a breakdown: by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Why so many medications? It may seem overwhelming at times, a nation unable to…
The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients
Judith GrahamMarch 27, 2024 Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and fell on a patch of black ice. Pain shot through her left knee and ankle. After summoning her…
Sen.Sanders Says Millions of People Can’t Find a Doctor.He’s Mostly Right.
Michelle AndrewsJuly 31, 2023 “Tens of millions of Americans live in communities where they cannot find a doctor while others have to wait months to be seen.” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), in a July 19, 2023, press release Sen. Bernie…
HEALTHCARE IS SICK — AND PROFIT IS THE DISEASE
Corporate consolidation is burning out healthcare professionals and killing patients. But there’s another way. By Jim Hightower | February 22, 2023 Your doctor is out and unable to see you now. Not out for lunch or out on vacation — but out…
Is American Medicine Inherently Racist?
In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of debate regarding the extent to which American healthcare is racist. While some may argue that access to healthcare and quality of care is not dependent upon one’s skin color or…
Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties
Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died just days after dentists performed root canals and put crowns on six baby teeth at a clinic affiliated with a private equity firm. His parents sued the Kool Smiles dental clinic in Yuma, Arizona, and its…
Severe Sleep Apnea Diagnosis Panics Reporter Until He Finds a Simple, No-Cost Solution
The lab technician who watched me all night via video feed told me that I had “wicked sleep apnea” and that it was “central sleep apnea…” Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health NewsOctober 3, 2022 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor