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What is killing sugar-cane workers across Central America?

Chronic kidney disease has killed tens of thousands of young men and is becoming more deadly. But nobody knows exactly what it is, or what to do about it, reports Will Storr

7 Tips for Healthy Eating at Restaurants

Unless you’re careful, restaurant meals can pack in calories, salt, unhealthy fats, and sugars.

A little-known problem with tattoos: The ink can complicate breast cancer screening

Tattoos are not linked to breast cancer, but they are linked to misleading mammograms.

What happens to your body when you get a tattoo

Is There a Right to Health Care?

Saying people have a right to health care is based on a conceptual confusion.

Where Is "Health" in Health Care Discussions?

Language matters, and most of the talk (and writing) about health care unfortunately leaves out people’s health.

Is Health Care Cost Transparency the Answer?

NEJM Catalyst Insights Council members say that while health care cost transparency for patients might be necessary, we have to change the way care is delivered.

Is There Good Health In Health Care Reform?

People equate the ACA with health insurance changes, but the majority of the law is about change in health care delivery. Many sections address the problem of chronic illness through preventive care provisions, wellness incentives, and the creation of medical care homes (which I address in a future article.)

My Plan To Fix Health Care

My health care reform plan includes three primary components.

Who Is Responsible For Your Health Care?

Your health care is more than following a doctor’s orders! It takes the collaboration of you and your entire health care team to make sure you receive the best care possible. What Patients Can Do: As a patient, it’s important to be as informed as possible about your own health. Patients can help assist the …

Should everyone have access to health care?

Will you let us know: Do you believe everyone should have access to health care?

It’s the Small Things: Niche Opportunities in Health Care

These six trends in specialized health care delivery are just what the doctor ordered.

Finding Health Care Prices Remains Frustrating

Health care leaders, advocates, researchers and policymakers are trying to limit frustrating experiences by improving price transparency in health care yet are so far falling short.

Relationships matter when it comes to health care

Technology abounds in health care, but people working with people is the most important part of the health-care equation.

Where does health care IT hurt? Everywhere.

A globe-trotting doctor takes a look at international health care IT strategy troubles.

Both markets and the government are needed to fix health care

It is more functional government balancing more competitive markets, together, that will fix American health care.

Tools to Make Sense of Health Care Reform

Resources, including research, issue guides, articles and trusted organizations, help you make sense of our choices as we prepare for an upheaval in health care.