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Corporations do not have financial contracts to hedge against the devastating effects of Pandemics. We need a reliable reference point for Pandemics so that private parties can write contracts on them.

Financial “protection” from catastrophic healthcare expenses improved dramatically thanks to the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, a new analysis shows.

In brief, people with nothing to lose, who don’t trust doctors recommending they receive hospice care, and who face few economic consequences for receiving expensive care – they aren’t likely to put the brakes on a round of salvage chemo or a last-ditc…

The New York Academy of Medicine’s IMAGE: NYC helps users navigate local resources and services of value to older adults in the context of broader demographic patterns and trends.

Coronavirus has sparked racism and xenophobia. Here’s why and its not good.

But Japan could reportedly scale back the Olympic torch relay to prevent the disease’s spread.

Overall, in the randomized double blind studies, patients’ mean migraine frequency changed from the baseline, of around 8.6 migraines per month, to 50 to 75 percent reduction in migraines over the course of several months.

With February 29th 2020 being Rare Disease Day, I want to examine why rare diseases are still overlooked, and look at the innovations that are helping to bridge the gap.

The most obvious factors influencing health inequities include social class and prejudice based on race, sexual orientation and gender identity. A recent global study concludes that ageism is also a key factor.

China has been keeping schools closed. Japan will be closing schools starting March 2. What should you want your school district to do?