Making a Case for Televising the Supreme Court
The upcoming U.S. Supreme Court debate on health-care reform offers a prime time to start televising its hearings and allowing cameras in the courtroom.
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A Legacy of 9/11: Years of Increased Illness
A large-scale study suggests 9/11-related stress led to a major increase in health problems across the U.S.
Holes in the Medical Safety Net
Swamped with patients and hit hard by state cuts to Medicaid, community health clinics struggle to make ends meet in the recession.
Pol Pot’s Legacy: Cambodian Refugees in Poor Health
Advocates look to expand programs that address a legacy of the Pol Pot era: an epidemic of heart disease, diabetes and stroke among Cambodian-Americans.
Can Privacy, Electronic Medical Records Coexist?
Keeping individual health information private is good thing, but so is aggregating that data to improve care in general. Can those competing good ideas find a happy medium?
Obesity — Not Aging — Balloons Health Care Costs
Contrary to popular belief, people who live longer are healthier and have fewer medical bills. Obese people, however, are living longer with health care costs increasing at an alarming rate. So efforts to prolong vitality are not, in themselves, an economic Frankenstein.
Obamacare: No Friends in Free-Market, Single-Payer Camps
It's the president of the free-market-minded Galen Institute versus a pediatrician/activist for a single-payer system in spirited debate on improving American health care.
An Etiquette Book for Patients and Caregivers
One small step for patient-centered care, and one big step for patient engagement, would be to set out clearly how patients and the village of professionals serving them will communicate.
Staunching Aggression From the Womb
Government investment in prenatal and postnatal health care could help prevent violent behavior later in life, researcher says.
Comparative Effectiveness Research Cornered by Foes
Can $1.1 billion make comparative effectiveness research a regular part of medical care and health insurance in the United States?