Cholera is caused by bacteria ingested with contaminated food or water that infects the intestines, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
‘Novenas for a Lost Hospital’: An elegy for a place of sickness and grace
A new Off-Broadway play dives into the history of St. Vincent’s in Greenwich Village.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Polls show big support for conscience protections for health care workers
An overwhelming number of people–including faith-based health care professionals–believe that conscience rights for medical personnel should be protected.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
It’s not enough to fine big pharma for the opioid crisis. We need systemic solutions, too.
As the nation mourns its dead, heals its sick and holds responsible parties accountable, a more holistic examination of our ideologies and dysfunctions is still needed.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
The hospital program for parents facing tragic prenatal diagnoses
Perinatal hospice offers compassionate care to children with life-limiting conditions.
Posted inFaith, GoodNews
What one Kansas church did to wipe out medical debt, loaves and fishes style
A Wichita, Kan., church discovered that it could wipe out $2.2 million in debt not only for neighbors in the Wichita area but for every Kansan facing imminent insolvency because of medical expenses.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
We need national paid family leave that includes elderly care, too.
We can honor our parents by supporting a paid family leave program, one that is not limited to raising children but also recognizes the growing financial and physical burdens of caring for elderly family members.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
After the first 2020 democratic debate, what issues do you want to hear more about?
In an online survey, America asked members of its “U.S. Politics Catholic Discussion Group” on Facebook and other readers for their thoughts on the debates.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic Health Association supports Affordable Care Act, says health care a basic human right
As the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit considers the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the Catholic Health Association voiced its support for the act, declaring access to health care a basic human right.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
How the Franciscan sisters are fighting the opioid crisis in the town where it began
The Franciscan sister moved to Kermit, West Virginia, 10 years ago, just a few months after the now infamous FBI shutdown of a town pharmacy.