29 Medical Devices From The Past That Might Make You Grateful For Modern Healthcare (New Pics)

Modern medicine is one of the reasons we’re able to take care of ourselves, stay healthy, and recover from illnesses that ...

Patient finds out ‘proactive’ doesn’t mean ‘preventative’ when it comes to what’s covered

And she knows the Affordable Care Act says insurance has to cover all sorts of preventive care -- including several services ...
The Sun

Risk of paralysis-causing polio outbreak in UK is ‘highest in a generation’ – the 6 signs to know

THE risk of a polio outbreak hitting the UK is now the “highest in a generation”, leading health experts have warned. Great Britain was declared clear of polio in 2003 with the last case identified in ...
The Washington Post

‘Should I postpone my trip?’ Your questions about outbreaks, answered.

A sign outside a mobile health unit in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Feb. 6. (Jayla Whitfield-Anderson/Reuters) (/Jayla Whitfield-Anderson/Reuters) You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a ...
The New York Times

Cuban Patients Are Dying Because of U.S. Blockade, Doctors Say

Cuban health care was once the pride of the island. Now the U.S. oil blockade is upending even basic medical care. Liagny Acosta holding her 2-week-old baby, Aíran, who is hospitalized for a ...