The Topeka Capital-Journal

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Mammogram Screening Guidelines Scorned

What were they thinking? A panel of scientists has issued guidelines for breast-cancer screening that could undo years of education and advocacy that have saved tens of thousands of lives. In a report that smacks of health-care rationing, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that instead of annual mammograms after the age of 40, women should wait until age 50 to receive regular screening, and then only every other year instead of annually. "They acknowledge more women between 40...

Let's Elect

Shawnee County Commission Chairman Vic Miller says he hasn't decided when he will ask the commission to vote on whether to ask the rest of the voters if they want to make the county treasurer's position an appointed one, rather than an elected office. Frankly, we don't think the commission needs to vote on the proposed ballot question. If it does, and the decision is to take the issue to the voters, we'd suggest they think carefully before surrendering their right to elect one of their public...

Simplify the System

Yes, pass Medicare for all. Americans don't seem to realize how much money this would save them in the long run. Our taxes would be higher, but less money overall would come out of our paychecks for health care. Simplify the system and keep it the same for all 50 states. We are one nation, after all. Everyone should get health coverage, like in so many of the countries where socialized medicine is the program used for health care.