Joanne Kenen

Partisan opponents of last year's omnibus health care reform in the U.S. have a multitude of legislative tactics they can summon to keep the law from taking effect.

A new study of three existing programs seeks the elixir of quality health care at affordable prices for elderly patients with lots of chronic diseases.

It’s not what you want; it’s where you go. Dartmouth study finds cancer patients’ end-of-life care is determined by their hospital, not their hopes.

A new study finds palliative care doesn't put patients out of their misery; it puts the misery out of the patients.

The new U.S. health reform law requires chain restaurants to post nutrition info. Might knowing the calorie count mean the extinction of deep-fried Oreos?

As medical malpractice sticks in the craw of the American health reform debate, draining some of the denial out of the process picks up steam.