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Carter Williams, Who Unshackled Nursing Home Residents, Dies at 97

In journal articles, conferences, congressional hearings and meetings with regulators, Carter Catlett Williams illuminated the miseries of nursing home residents with the sympathetic and descriptive powers of a novelist. She told stories like that of Miss Cohen, whose restrictive diet prohibited the “warm, fragrant chunk of challah” she had eaten …

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Stop focusing on bug fixes if you want to really improve product quality (VB Live)

Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Presented by unitQ Companies that consistently deliver great products and experiences beat the competition. Automated product quality analysis helps you identify and respond to actionable quality issues in user feedback faster and smarter. Learn more in this VB Live event! …

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8 Things You Can Get for Free at Pharmacies

Photo by Tyler Olson / Shutterstock.com In this age of higher-priced drugs and complex health care systems, a trip to the pharmacy can spark worry. How much will it cost? How much will insurance cover? What if I don’t have insurance? Just as some home improvement stores offer free services, …

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