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Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood contributes to a rare form of heart failure known as peripartum cardiomyopathy, a potentially deadly disease that disproportionately affects Black mothers.

Seven million Australians live in rural and remote areas and many struggle to access the same quality of health care as those in metropolitan areas.

Despite Canada’s commitment to universal health care, one in 20 Canadians cannot afford their prescribed medications, with people from Alberta, New Brunswick and British Columbia being the most likely to say they’re missing doses due to costs.

A flurry of bills aims to restrict the flow of abortion pills into the state and abortion seekers traveling out of the state.

Health care will become more preventative once providers have the right incentives and technology.

California faces a $6.2 billion budget gap in the state's Medicaid services

“There is a deep silence from Canberra when it comes to youth mental health."

Proposed Medicaid cuts will have ripple effects across society, worsening our maternal health crisis

The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash federal spending. A joint federal and state program, Medicaid provides health insurance coverage for more than 72 million people, including low-income Americans and their children and people with disabilities. It also helps foot the…

The pandemic accelerated economic disparity, revealing a disturbing acceptance of mass death. Did we learn nothing?

Knowing which vaccines older adults should get and hearing a clear recommendation from their health care provider about why a particular vaccine is important strongly motivated them to get vaccinated. That’s a key finding in a recent study I co-authored in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases.