The need for universal health care coverage was a major topic at the World Health Assembly meeting.
Health Care
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Religious leaders: NAFTA shouldn’t restrict access to medicines
The leaders sent a letter to President Donald Trump, administration officials and members of Congress.
Posted inArts & Culture, Faith and Reason
What having cancer and no insurance taught me about our failing health care system
Universal and comprehensive health care coverage provides a foundation for a well-functioning economy and society.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
What is Pope Francis’ effect on health care?
Pope Francis advocates for the consistent ethic of life in a throwaway culture. Like Cardinal Bernardin many years ago, he defends the sanctity of life at every stage and in every situation.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The unique challenges facing Catholic health care workers
Going to the margins to provide health services does not always earn Catholic hospitals praise; sometimes it provokes unfriendly scrutiny.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Why understanding despair must be a part of our health care system
Effective medical and public health interventions are necessary to solve diseases of despair.
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As their parents get older, who will care for people with disabilities?
As states continue to close large state-run institutions designed to house large numbers of people with cognitive disabilities, the United States faces a new crisis: a shortage of new nonprofit group homes.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Prescriptions are no longer the chief cause of the opioid crisis
Excess opioid pills can fall into the wrong hands, but we should not respond by denying relief to millions with long-term or intense pain.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Infographic: A Mother’s Day wish for more children?
The fertility rate in the U.S. is down, but the cost of raising a child may be to blame. If not for immigrant families, births would be down sharply.
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California bishops: The mental health care system is broken
“People who suffer from severe and persistent mental illnesses are among the most misunderstood, ignored and unjustly stigmatized members of our society,” the bishops write.