Business as usual in healthcare is broken and we've got to do something different. Zeigt, dass das Patentsystem in vielen Bereichen seit langem kaputt ist. Shows that the system has been badly broken in many areas for a long time.
Mumps is a plural noun but treated as a singular noun.
English Grammar For Dummies, 2nd Edition. English pronouns are either singular or plural. Singular pronouns replace singular nouns, which are those that name one person, place, thing, or idea. A few pronouns replace other pronouns; in those situations, singular pronouns replace other singular pronouns, and plurals replace plurals.