Can your zip code predict your life expectancy? It might not be that simple, but a groundbreaking study says your bank balance might. Comparing older adults across the United States and Europe, researchers have found that wealth is not just a privilege—it’s a matter of life and death. And if you live in America, even being rich might not be enough to save you.

Veterans are among the sickest patients in America, yet the VA treats them more cost-effectively than private healthcare. Now, Trump and Musk's sweeping VA budget cuts threaten to upend that system—leaving 900,000 disability claims backlogged, 40,000 vets homeless, and suicides on the rise.

Trump’s freeze on federal research funding threatens medical progress and public health initiatives. This critical move could derail advancements for years.

Bernie Sanders takes to the stage to once again champion a healthcare system that serves everyone, not just the privileged few.

UK austerity policies led to declining life expectancy and rising mortality rates, especially in disadvantaged areas. Learn how public service cuts created a public health crisis.

Medicare and Social Security face unprecedented threats from Trump and Project 2025, jeopardizing financial security for millions of Americans. Learn about the stakes and how advocacy can protect these lifelines.

Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable − but relief may be on the way

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant flaws in America's healthcare system. With costs already sky-high, budgets are strained to the breaking point.

Modern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages ? how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today

In the complex landscape of American healthcare, a critical issue continues - the denial of Medicaid expansion by the GOP.

People in the U.S. are dying at higher rates than in other similar high-income countries, and that difference is only growing. That’s the key finding of a new study that I published in the journal PLOS One.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is moving fast and will become an important support tool in clinical care. Research suggests AI algorithms can accurately detect melanomas and predict future breast cancers.

It’s increasingly clear that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is not going away any time soon. And for some patients, their symptoms haven’t gone away either.

Small traces of many pathogens, such as viruses we may be infected with, are excreted when we go to the toilet. Ultimately, these agents find their way to municipal wastewater treatment plants where sewage samples can be taken and the levels of these pathogens measured.

Drug companies have been making threats for over 50 years every time governments do something that threatens their profits.

Back in mid 2020, it was suggested mask use was similar to seat belt wearing in cars. Not everyone wore a seat belt start straight away, but now it’s unheard of to get into a car and not put it on.

Health care workers experienced high rates of potential “moral injury” that are comparable to rates experienced by military veterans, according to a new study.

By developing and administering its own vaccines, Cuba has ensured affordable coverage (0.84 per cent of health-care costs), despite the United States embargo blocking medical supplies, including during the pandemic.

There have been some standout successes for some countries dealing with this Covid pandemic.

Just by refusing vaccines, a person cannot be deemed to have also refused consent to receive treatments for COVID. People who are unvaccinated have not waived their positive right to healthcare.

Millions of Americans have no health insurance and even if the do they live in fear that one illness could bankrupt them.

The means to achieve quality healthcare for all is there. All that is lacking is the people's will and demand. But how?

The means to achieve quality healthcare for all is there. All that is lacking is the people's will and demand. But how?