Controversies often arise over pharmacists refusing to dispense medication, from Plan B to unproven COVID-19 treatments. Each one raises questions about professional rights and responsibilities.
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Not every hospital serves the same demographic.
Elites have often shaped or manipulated state policies in ways that protect their interests and reinforce inequality.
The term ‘chaplain’ does not have a legal definition in the US at the federal or state level.
Boosting education and skills training as well as improving transport and strengthening social protection would help people out of extreme poverty.
Many Indigenous families around the world say hospital staff often don’t understand their cultures or even give them basic rights during maternity care.
South Africa needs to improve health and social insurance coverage for both internal and international migrants.
Health insurance companies use AI to decide which health care treatment to cover. State laws and federal agencies are now moving toward regulating these algorithms.
CAR-T cells are 1,000 times more effective at destroying cancer than our own immune systems.
Before changes to the Fair Work Act, almost all attempts by unions to address gender pay inequity failed.
Prevention is better than cure. To cut healthcare costs, African countries must re-strategise.
Medicare Advantage − the private option that costs taxpayers extra and requires prior approval − is the default for some state agencies and corporations.
A health insurance alliance proved to lower costs for individuals and employers.
The tool helped stop 45 flawed studies informing clinical guidelines for polycystic ovary syndrome.
We have learned some lessons, but five years on, our healthcare and information services are still vulnerable.
Colorado enshrined the right to abortion in its Constitution, but it still requires minors to seek consent from a parent.
Nurses face alarming rates of violence at work. These attacks too often go unreported, and they are fueling burnout and rampant turnover across the profession.
A survey of hundreds of Floridians found that nearly two-thirds of non-US citizens and one-third of US citizens hesitated to seek medical care.
How much oxygen does the military need for wounded soldiers? Turns out not much. Military-civilian research is paving the way for new developments.
HIV stigma and discrimination continue to harm the lives of people living with HIV, and hinder efforts to stem the epidemic globally.
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Health economist, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Health Care Law and Ethics, Barrister, Solicitor, Swansea University
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Director, PUSKAPA
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Professor of Health Policy, University of York
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Professor of Finance and Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Health Services Research, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Cybersecurity, Head of School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Professor of Leadership and Management, Edge Hill University
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Senior Lecturer: Interprofessional Education Unit, University of the Western Cape
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Reader in Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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Research scientist of Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California
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Head of Research, PUSKAPA
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Professor, School of Public Health, University of Gothenburg Sweden, University of the Witwatersrand
