We live in the age of the aging, and our capitalist economy is struggling to cope.
Health Care
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This retired Black Catholic nurse is on a mission to urge people of color to get Covid-19 vaccine
Joyce Christian understands firsthand why many Black people and other people of color are hesitant and mistrust the medical community.
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What Coronavirus Taught Us about Children’s Health
The pandemic has unmasked some health needs and exacerbated others.
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What Coronavirus Taught Us about Catholic Hospitals
We must remain committed to serve the vulnerable.
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Can Joe Biden solve the Little Sisters of the Poor dilemma?
If there is one thing Joe Biden does not need, it’s a lawsuit against the Little Sisters of the Poor.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Los Angeles is struggling with vaccine distribution equity. Can the Catholic Church help?
Age-based, “first come, first serve” strategies appear impartial, but statistics indicate that everyone is not the same.
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Catholic hospitals launch health equity initiative to fight systemic racism
The plan places a particular emphasis on ensuring equal access to Covid-19 testing, treatment and vaccination.
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Covid-19 has exposed serious problems with how we train doctors to value the elderly — and all human life
I teach residents from the most prestigious medical schools around the country. It is profoundly unsettling to me that they have not been prepared to think about the “big questions” in medicine.
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Vatican: It’s unjust (and dangerous) for wealthy nations to hoard the Covid vaccine.
The Covid-19 vaccines give Catholics an opportunity to rethink our health priorities, writes M. Therese Lysaught. First, how should we respond to vaccine stockpiling by wealthy countries?
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Pope Francis calls for health care for all in message for World Sick Day
Pope Francis called on Christians to practice what they preach, including by guaranteeing equal access to health care for all people.