Health Care

A public health researcher explains why life expectancy in the US is falling, and it has to do with income inequality rising.

In policy discourse, zombies and cockroaches are slightly different kinds of ideas. The notion that the ACA hasn't reduced the number of uninsured is the latter.

In the indigenous region of Ayutla de los Libres, persecution against community leaders has intensified since 1998.

On this edition, we hear from women at the New Orleans Abortion Fund and Ibis Reproductive Health.

In the face of intense attacks in 2015, activists rose to the occasion and continue to stand for reproductive justice for all.

Medical students and patients of color are more likely to have their concerns invalidated by the medical establishment.

Before lawmakers recess for the holiday, it is critical to highlight the effects these proposed cuts will have.

There is a myth generated by conservatives that the private sector is more efficient and less bureaucratic than government.

Shootings like the one at a Colorado clinic are rare. Stalking, hate mail, and intimidating protests are the daily reality.

Even if insured how much can we depend on private health insurance any more?