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My daughter was a high school senior when I first caught her skipping respiratory therapy. (Abby Alten Schwartz, 11/3)

"Mommy. Daddy. I can’t breathe.” Waking up to those words is terrifying for any parent. For me as a pediatric emergency physician, it was especially scary coming from my 8-year-old son while on a trip in rural New York, hours from a specialized pediatric emergency department dedicated to the care of children. (Marc Auerbach, 11/3)

The reality is for more than 50 years, the home care industry has stood at the ready, but only in the past three years has it become abundantly clear that home-based health care clinicians are integral to how this country can meet the increase in health care demand. (Jennifer Sheets, 11/3)

Medical practitioners and public health officials work within boundaries that, when crossed by others, can harm the people they are entrusted to protect. When these red lines are crossed, the medical and scientific community can — and should — speak out against it. (Scott Rivkees, 11/4)

The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed a rule to prohibit clinical algorithms from discriminating against individuals based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. It is an important step toward addressing an urgent issue. (Ashley Beecy, Steve Miff and Karandeep Singh, 11/3)