health care

Biden Signs Executive Order Advancing Women's Health Research

Biden Signs Executive Order Advancing Women's Health Research

On Monday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order promoting women’s health research in light of Women’s History Month.

FBI Accuses Christian Medical Ministry of Defrauding Clients of $4 Million

FBI Accuses Christian Medical Ministry of Defrauding Clients of $4 Million

The FBI has accused a Christian ministry offering an Obamacare alternative of embezzling $4 million from participants who were left with unpaid medical bills.

New Study Highlights Positive Effects Hospital Chaplains Have on ICU Patients' Families, Friends

New Study Highlights Positive Effects Hospital Chaplains Have on ICU Patients' Families, Friends

A new study of ICU patients' families and friends shows that hospital chaplains provide "enhanced spiritual care," leading to better "spiritual and psychological outcomes."

10,000 Families Left with $50 Million in Medical Debt after Health Care Sharing Ministry Shuts Down

10,000 Families Left with $50 Million in Medical Debt after Health Care Sharing Ministry Shuts Down

Some 10,000 families are facing unpaid bills totaling over $50 million after a health care ministry they were a part of said they were shutting down.

President Trump Signs 'First-Ever' Executive Order Protecting Patients with Preexisting Condtions

President Trump Signs 'First-Ever' Executive Order Protecting Patients with Preexisting Condtions

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at protecting patients with preexisting medical conditons.

New Trump Rule Stops Obamacare’s ‘Hidden Abortion Surcharge’

New Trump Rule Stops Obamacare’s ‘Hidden Abortion Surcharge’

A new Trump administration rule will now require insurance providers operating under the Affordable Care Act to issue clients seeking abortions two separate bills, one for their monthly premium and one for the sought after abortion services. 

Healing, not Enhancing: Drawing Lines in Medical Ethics

Healing, not Enhancing: Drawing Lines in Medical Ethics
In the 1976 made-for-television movie, “The Boy in the Plastic Bubble,” a then-unknown John Travolta introduced Americans to a condition technically called “X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency.” Or, as people have called it since the movie, “bubble boy disease.”

Police Arrest Nurse for Rape of Woman in Vegetative State Who Gave Birth in Long-Term Care Facility

Police Arrest Nurse for Rape of Woman in Vegetative State Who Gave Birth in Long-Term Care Facility
An Arizona woman in a vegetative state gave birth last month in a long-term care facility and police have arrested one of the facility’s nurses in connection with the incident.

Making End-of-Life Decisions: The Problems with Advance Directives

Making End-of-Life Decisions: The Problems with Advance Directives
We’re all going to die one day. Are you prepared? Yes, for heaven, but also, have you made decisions about how to handle your medical care?
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