Health Care

The failings of the Affordable Care Act are rooted in a long shift away from the idea of a truly universal health care.

Narrative medicine - with its focus on the individual patient as a person with specific pains, pasts, and agency - has become increasingly popular as a pedagogical tool.

Obamacare needs to be recognized as a big step forward in a process that was already well underway, which is to convert the practice of medicine from a patient-oriented …

The New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program's Medical Advisory Board voted unanimously to add neurodegenerative dementia including Alzheimer's disease to the list of medical conditions eligible for the Medical Cannabis …

The loss of sincerity, of humility as a product of deep practice is anethema to the corporate culture industry. Sincerity is vulnerability, it is the deep strength of a …

Sadie, a 3-month-old infant, experiences severe seizures. Her parents began giving her a medication derived from cannibis.

Working towards the cure for Alzheimer's is truly noble, and on the surface seems benign and good-willed enough. However, one need neither be a pessimist to find this presentation …

The United States spends far more on medical care than other wealthy countries, due mostly to higher prices for health care goods and services. In U.S. politics, social progress …

Here are six political opinions Sen. Sanders has articulated in recent months that Kevin Mathews would love to see the next US president pursue.

With open enrollment over for private health insurance claims, states are struggling to process hundreds of thousands of Medicaid applications.