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People have been seeking out health information online since the dawn of the internet. And now, tens of millions of people ...

Public health institutions have long walked the difficult line between respecting individual freedoms and protecting society from disease threats — which has sometimes involved restricting those ...

Global health funding cracks do not bode well for pandemic governance as recent disease outbreaks are reminding us. What does ...

For years, medicine has tried to eliminate stigma. Now, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bringing back the language personal ...

This piece highlights a striking example of pointless complexity in the US health care system: the 24 (or more) separate tax-preferred, account-based health spending arrangements. Part 1 surveys the ...

Health insurance helps to reduce medical costs, making health care more affordable and thus more accessible. Having health insurance also facilitates access to care, resulting in lower death rates and ...

This study examined the evolving landscape of insurer competition in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program from both national and local perspectives. Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Public health graduates can work anywhere from a high school classroom to a developing country. Learn about getting your ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...