Health & Wellness

The Battle Over Eye Care

Esther Landhuis / Undark Feb 9, 2023 In state legislatures, optometrists and physicians groups square off in a battle over eye care. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Chinese Doctor Who Sounded the Alarm About Virus Outbreak Dies

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Feb 6, 2020 Li Wenliang, who was reprimanded by authorities in late December for "spreading rumors," succumbs to illness that has killed more than 560. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Is a Product of Our Failed Health Care System

By Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon Jan 27, 2020 Would you rather be a patient or a consumer? Buying your way to even crackpot health gives the illusion of autonomy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Doctors Sound the Alarm on Climate Emergency

Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Jan 19, 2020 “The fossil fuel industry is driving the climate crisis and is responsible for a public health emergency,” says Dr. Will Stableforth of the RCP. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Looming Health Crisis We Aren’t Preparing For

Autumn Vogel / OtherWords Feb 10, 2019 As a fourth-year medical student, I can’t help but worry about my ability to care for my patients in an age of climate change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Midwives are Caught in a Culture War Deeply Rooted in Race and Class (Video)

Ranjani Chakraborty / ProPublica Jun 6, 2018 What makes maternal health care in other affluent countries look so different from that of the U.S.? Among other things, midwives. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Doctors Are Failing Their Gay Patients

Liz Posner / AlterNet Jan 14, 2018 Many physicians either missed the class that dealt with sexual health questions, or their lack of attention to the subject is a conscious choice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Health Care 2017: A Physician’s Perspective

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2017 Most doctors will say that the system is broken, and that only activist citizens can restore a sane, rational method of governance and problem-solving to America. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Drug and Device Makers Are Paying Thousands of Doctors Who Have Been Disciplined for Misconduct

By Jessica Huseman / ProPublica Aug 24, 2016 Physicians whose state boards have sanctioned them for harming patients, unnecessarily prescribing addictive drugs, bilking federal insurance programs and even sexual misconduct continue to cash in for consulting, promoting products and more. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

John Oliver Warns of Doctors in Bed With Big Pharma, Offers Tools to Spot Them

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 11, 2015 The "Last Week Tonight" host is back from hiatus with a scathing rebuke of doctors whose influence is bought by the pharmaceutical industry. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Cuban Medical Workers Fighting Ebola

BLANK Nov 18, 2014 When the deadly international health crisis is over, the world will be morally indebted to a tiny island nation that has suffered economic attack from the U.S. for more than half a century. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Dollars for Dudes: Almost No Women Among Medical Industry’s Top-Paid Speakers

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2014 The causes are not clear, but men account for more than 90 percent of the 300 doctors who received the most money from drug and medical device companies, according to new federal data. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )