In 1798 Thomas Malthus wrote An Essay on the Principle of Population. It posed the conundrum of geometrical population growth’s outstripping arithmetic expansion in resources. Malthus, who was an Anglican clergyman, recommended late marriage and sexual abstinence as methods of birth control. A small group of early 19th-century freethinkers, including Jeremy Bentham, Francis Place (himself the father of 15 children), and John Stuart Mill, suggested more pragmatic birth control methods such as coitus interruptus, vaginal barriers, and postcoital douching. Robert Dale Owen, the son of a Scottish social reformer, helped spread these revolutionary ideas in North America, and in 1832
Ronalda Mae “Roni” Sebey of Albertville and formally of Spicer and Granite Falls, was called home by God on Tuesday, November 1 at the age of 84. The family takes great comfort in knowing that she is now eternally reunited with her beloved husband who passed away in April.
Atrium Health has announced plans to merge with another major hospital system. What does that mean for patients in the Charlotte area? We discuss the impact with area doctors and health care analysts.