When it comes to healthy behaviors, don’t look to hospital workers as role models
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Why the Supreme Court’s Health Care Decision Is Taking So Long
After weeks of high expectation, the Supreme Court delayed the announcement of its ruling on the Obama Administration’s Affordable Care Act until Thursday. Find out more about why the justices are keeping us waiting, over on …
Debt Collectors in the E.R. and Delivery Room: Is Profit-Driven Medicine at a Breakpoint?
Imagine that you’ve brought your child to the emergency room and you’re revealing your most private health information to the hospital staff member at the desk, desperate because you fear your child’s very life is at risk. …
TEDMED: How the Power of Self-Identity Affects Your Health
When is a label a badge of honor, and when is it a harmful stigma of sickness or deviance?
Healthcare: U.S. spends more, but gets less
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund once again highlights the discrepancy between U.S. spending on healthcare and the quality of that care. The new analysis compares spending and health outcomes of seven industrialized nations: the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Australia. And the authors find that,
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