A recent study investigates the link between the public health hazard of antibiotic resistance and the prescription of ineffectual antibiotics for bronchitis. More »
Seligman et al look at whether the once-a-month nature of SNAP benefits can be linked to cyclical health problems. More »
Physicians from Harvard University are concerned that, rather than helping patients, the US DOD policy requiring military doctors to force feed hunger-striking detainees at Guantanamo Bay violates professional ethics. More »
Linda Shapiro of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System speaks about innovative approaches to serving diverse populations and leadership strategies in health care. More »
Researchers evaluate North Carolina’s attempts to rein in the escalating cost of retiree healthcare. More »
India’s Midday Meal Program provides a cushion for children’s health during times of drought and economic shock. More »
Exemptions to vaccines have played a large role in the reoccurrence of diseases previously thought to be under control in the United States. More »
From the US experience, the adoption of residential air conditioning appears to be a promising way to reduce heat-related mortality rates in developing countries. More »
Recent research provides evidence supporting the poverty-reducing effects of Medicaid in urban areas. More »
The Executive Director of GetCoveredIllinois, the state-federal partnership health insurance marketplace in Illinois, discusses the marketplace’s recent launch and what is next. More »
Study finds a relationship between health and economic conditions at the time individuals leave school. More »
A study of market factors that influence Medicare’s ability to set prices provides interesting and offsetting long term implications. More »