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A historian explains why the pre-Roe anti-abortion movement was filled with liberal Democrats who opposed the Vietnam War and supported the expansion of the welfare state.
An expert explains how reproductive rights are changing globally.
Nursing has long been seen as a vocation, not a skill. This impacts nursing staff and patients both.
Three experts answer questions about the effectiveness, safety and side effects of medication abortion, using mifepristone followed by misoprostol.
Palliative care, often misunderstood, is not synonymous with hospice care.
There are more same-sex parents than ever, but they still face unique challenges in accessing healthcare for their children.
Hospitals will have to plan for larger floods - and find ways to safely evacuate staff and patients.
Urban poverty is having an adverse impact on the health of mothers and children.
Maggots are misunderstood, and we should see past the “yuck” factor and appreciate what these unique organisms can do for us.
Shared decision-making upholds person-centred care and supports people to take charge of their own health: their views, input and experiences are important contributors to health plans.
More cases of long COVID can put strain on our health system. So we need to think about where and how we offer care.
Beating COVID cannot rely solely on the efforts of vaccines – economic policy must robustly support the path to full recovery, starting with healthcare and ventilation.
Increasing the stigma around LGBTIQ+ people leads to poorer health outcomes for a group that is already more vulnerable in the health system.
Researchers asked aid workers how to best prepare for the climate emergency in places where its effects are most severe.
More houses of worship are offering mental health programs, especially African American congregations.
Tax rises to pay for the NHS recovery could have focused on those who have profited from the pandemic. Bundling these costs with social care reform, however, risks
Outsourcing is common in many hospitals. But when health care systems outsource certain clinical tasks to separate companies, costs can go up, quality of care can fall and patients can be harmed.
More funding is needed to galvanise
Nigeria’s health system as medical research is not well funded.
From the blog ‘Mom’s Cancer’ to novellas about lupus to moving Instagram posts, comic artists are humanising illnesses.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer: Interprofessional Education Unit, University of the Western Cape
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Senior Lecturer in Health Care Law and Ethics, Barrister, Solicitor, Swansea University
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Professor of Cybersecurity, 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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Director, PUSKAPA
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Professor, School of Public Health, University of Gothenburg Sweden, University of the Witwatersrand
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Reader in Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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Professor of Health Services Research, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Health Policy, University of York
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Health economist, University of Sydney
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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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Research Fellow in Ageing, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
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Professor of Healthcare Law & Feminist Ethics, University of Sussex
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Professor of Innovation and Strategy, Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
