How Much Physical Activity Do You Really Need?
Physical activity has recently come to be seen as one of the best forms of medicine available. But how much do you need to do to reap the benefits?
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Brazil’s Billion-Dollar Gym Experiment
Can a grand vision of 4,000 free public gyms overcome inequality and fight Brazil’s health crisis?
Protecting Abortion Clinics in a New Age of ‘McCullen v. Coakley’
After the recent Supreme Court decision, clinics will likely have to turn to injunctions to keep protesters away, taking on the additional expense themselves or passing it on to those they serve.
The Organ Detective: A Career Spent Uncovering a Hidden Global Market in Human Flesh
Tracking the organ trade, anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes visited African and South American dialysis units, organ banks, police morgues, and hospitals. She interviewed surgeons, patient's rights activists, pathologists, nephrologists, and nurses. So why aren't more people listening to her?
The Ongoing Mental Health Benefits of Neighborhood Diversity
Diverse neighborhoods, it turns out, aren’t just conducive to hipsters.
The Decline of the Physical Exam in Modern Medicine
Doctors today are too uncomfortable with uncertainty.
Can Watching TV Improve Your Health?
Public health wonks have figured out how to influence Hollywood writers: Don't call them, they'll call you.
Health Care Is a Huge Business, but It’s Not the Doctors Who Are Making the Most Money
The anti-Obamacare rhetoric has railed against a “government takeover” of medicine but it’s not the government that’s coming between doctors and patients, it’s the insurance companies.
Digging Through the Medicare Data Dump: Billing Outliers Often Have Disciplinary Problems, Too
As news organizations analyze data on Medicare payments, doctors with disciplinary records keep popping up.