Hurricane Maria has left 3.4 million Puerto Ricans facing shortages of food, health care and transit, an American humanitarian crisis fueled by the US territory’s May 2017 bankruptcy.
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Bold leadership is needed to adapt Canada’s expensive and mediocre health-care system for an aging population struggling with chronic disease.
The French health care system is rated as one of the best in the world, but it’s a shield that’s under increasing stress.
The first generation of medical artificial intelligence systems are already rolling out to clinics. What are the plus- and down-sides?
More seniors are reporting good health in recent years, but gains are primarily among more advantaged groups.
A recent study found that 30 per cent of Canadian health care is unnecessary. Here are five recommendations to avoid pointless health care – for doctors and patients.
There are two common medications that prevent preterm birth – and poor black women often can’t access either one.
A new study has established a cause and effect relationship between years of education and heart disease.
Evacuations and disruptions to health care during and after disasters like Hurricane Harvey are serious threats for older adults, who may need support well after relief operations end.
Australia does not have a national system that collects data on hospital acquired infections. But new research has shed light on how many do occur each year across the country.
New research shows that older people are especially at risk during and after natural disasters, and may need medical help or other support well after relief operations end.
Nearly one-fifth of US GDP is spent on health care. Where does all of that money go?
Depending on where you live, having a disability can cost thousands of additional dollars per year. Government programs often don’t account for that.
Mitch McConnell gets a win, and the Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare will be debated in the Senate.
It turns out a unified government isn’t enough to get bills passed.
Specialty prescription drugs are responsible for countless medical miracles, but their high price tag is the main reason health care costs are out of control.
GOP lawmakers say their bills to replace the Affordable Care Act would do a better job than the ACA of controlling rising health care costs, but 40 years of deregulation show it just won’t work.
Health outcomes for rural Americans have steadily deteriorated in recent decades even as they’ve improved elsewhere. The GOP plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will worsen the problem.
The NT Intervention has demonstrated how increased resourcing of health care for Indigenous Australians can lead to positive measurable change while, at the same time, showing how not to do it.
President Trump wants to slash global health funding at a time when more investment is needed, not less. This spending can protect Americans – as well as foreigners – from deadly diseases.
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