Health Care
Paper and Phones Could Soon Diagnose Ebola and HIV for $1
Researchers are working on ways to test for the diseases by simply taking a smartphone picture of the paper.
Obamacare Will Survive Even a Republican President
Looking forward to the Affordable Care Act on its 10th birthday.
What Has Obamacare Done for Jobs?
It is not easy to make a convincing case that job gains have lagged since the ACA passed.
Five Ways Obamacare Has Improved Your Health Care
From preventive medicine to better access to doctors at weekends, Obamacare has changed health care for the better.
Health Apps Created by Surgeons Put Patients in Control
The NHS says digital technologies could save it £3 billion a year.
Two Numbers: Could Spending More on HIV Prevention Cut Treatment Costs?
Why not spend less on treating HIV and more on preventing new infections?
The Ugly Civil War in American Medicine
A group of doctors is charging that the American Board of Internal Medicine has forced them to do meaningless work to fatten the board's bloated coffers.
Obamacare: Clues To How the Justices Will Jump
What the justices asked offers clear hints on a verdict. But why did Roberts remain silent?
Supreme Court Divided Over Obamacare Challenge
Justice Anthony Kennedy appeared to be the possible swing vote in a decision.
The Obamacare Legal Challenge: All You Need to Know
The verdict will test universal health care to the limit.
What's at Stake in the Supreme Court Decision on Obamacare
A number of U.S. patients and their doctors are already devising a Plan B in case they lose medical coverage.
Emerging Economies Should Ignore Western Health Care
At the 2015 World Innovation Summit for Health, the focus is on developing nations.
Contacts With a Zoom Lens
A team of optics researchers at EPFL are working on telescopic contact lenses designed for daily use.
The Night My Heart Stopped Beating
Doctors don't like being treated in a hospital either. Even when they are at death's door.
Sickness Unto Death
By fighting Obamacare, Republicans now risk the security of the nation, and the future of their party.
Another Ebola Outbreak 'Inevitable'
Experts are warning that Ebola will return without serious investment in health services.
Health Benefits of Addressing Climate Change
Fewer health problems related to carbon emissions could save between $6 billion and $14 billion in health care costs in 2020.
Dear Anti-Vax Parents: We're Not Mad At You
You have been duped and misled, explains a doctor.
Brain, Heal Thyself
The search for a cure for multiple sclerosis has heated up as a generation of baby boomers start heading for big trouble
Measles Vaccine: Whose Rights Are At Risk?
Even libertarians should support giving officials powers to control against disease by quarantine and vaccination.
The Mystery of the Elite Controller and How We Will Cure HIV
A possible AIDS cure mimics a rare, natural-born immunity.
Obamacare: Reformed, Not Repeal, Is the Answer
Opponents cannot destroy it, but they can make the Affordable Care Act work properly.
End-of-Life Care in America Is a Scam
The medical establishment, nursing homes, big pharma, insurers are living off barely alive flesh.
U.S. Scientists Discover Powerful New Antibiotic
There have been increasing concerns about the number of infections that are becoming resistant to antibiotics
Two Numbers: Sun, Sea and Stitches
Americans in need of new hips and heart bypasses are finding it can be cheaper to go abroad.
Going Dry for January is More Popular Than Ever
Experts call it futile, but more and more people are seeking to 'reset their relationship with alcohol'
Breaking the NHS Addiction to Sweatshop Scalpels
One surgeon is fighting to stop UK hospitals buying medical supplies made by Pakistani children under appalling conditions
A New Year's Resolution: Target Practices That Undermine Weight Control
Obesity begins at the point of purchase.
The Half-Mad Mind
Lena Dunham is living with it. John Kelly couldn't. Obsessive-compulsive disorder isn't funny, and it's finally emerging from the shadows.
Last Resort Health Care for America's Uninsured
A new documentary goes behind the scenes at a pop-up clinic in Tennessee.