Increased alternative medicine use and a growing awareness of over-diagnoses are changing the face of health care.
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Interview: Rajia Sharhan of UNICEF Yemen
Dr. Sharhan gives us some insight into the challenges facing Yemeni families.
Read More »Could Yemen be the Next Somalia?
Now is the time for this intervention in Yemen, rather than waiting till we have an epic-scale humanitarian disaster.
Read More »Who Knew That Standing Firm on “Scientific Evidence” Could Be So Controversial?
Recent reports cast doubt on the validity of "scientific evidence" in health care.
Read More »Congressmen Refusing Health Benefits: Principled Statement, or Grandstanding?
Refusing benefits is all very well if you can afford it. What about the millions of Americans who couldn't possibly?
Read More »Book Review: The Kitchen Shrink by Dora Calott Wang M.D.
A personal and deeply moving account of a doctor’s life and her insights into the troubled American health care system.
Read More »Three Money-Saving Tips
The (sort of) Andean Way
Read More »Health Care Bill Spawns the War Cry: “I Am Not a Child!”
If you feel compelled to tell others you’re an adult, it’s a safe bet you’re not quite there yet.
Read More »The Real “Will of the People”
"The people" are multifaceted, and divided. But practically all of us want health care reform.
Read More »History, Health Care Reform, and My Mother: A Reflection
A reflection on history and the health care debate
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