Health

For most patients, the experience of general anesthesia is a clean break—a sudden blink, and then an immediate arrival in the recovery room. We describe it … Read more

For decades, the administrative backbone of obstetric care has relied on a “bundled” approach to billing—a system where prenatal visits, labor and delivery, and postpartum care … Read more

In the quiet, rural stretches of Ontario’s Grey Bruce region, a couple is living through a grueling 45-day countdown. They are not under arrest, nor are … Read more

Global health officials are scrambling to establish containment protocols as a cruise ship experiencing a hantavirus outbreak makes its way toward Tenerife. The situation has triggered … Read more

The legal battle over the detention of two foreign humanitarian activists has intensified in an Israeli courtroom, raising urgent questions about the boundaries of international maritime … Read more

In the densely packed neighborhoods of Karachi, the fight to eliminate polio is no longer just a medical challenge—it is a psychological one. While the city … Read more

For years, the gap between what Americans pay for prescription drugs and what patients in other developed nations pay has been a point of contention in … Read more

A brief, bewildered post on a niche Korean internet forum recently captured a common modern frustration: the gap between the massive amount of health data we … Read more

The horizon off the coast of Tenerife has become a focal point of anxiety for thousands of residents this weekend, as the Dutch-flagged vessel MV Hondias … Read more

The transition from a hospital bed to the comfort of home is rarely a straight line. For many patients recovering from a stroke, a major surgery, … Read more