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The Rise of Free-Market Alternatives to Obamacare

Referring to the Affordable Care Act, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Max Baucus (D-Mont.) stated earlier this year, “Unless we implement this properly, it’s going to be a train wreck.”Read...

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Multiple Companies Changing Insurance Plans Due To Obamacare

With Obamacare (the Affordable Health Care Act) set to begin on October 1, many companies are changing their employee health care. For some, it’s a change in what benefits employees will receive; for...

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Charitable Hospitals To Be Fined Under Obamacare

A new provision under Obamacare will fine tax-exempt hospitals via the Internal Revenue Service:A new provision in Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code, which takes effect under Obamacare, sets new...

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The Mysterious Case Of The Disappearing Doctors

No, it’s not a Sherlock Holmes book. It’s reality: American is losing doctors.When most of us have a medical concern, our first “line of defense” is the family physician: that person who checks our...

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Why the Hobby Lobby Decision Makes Liberals Worry About Single-Payer Health Care

For those on the left side of the political spectrum, single-payer health care — a system in which the government, rather than private insurers, pays for all health care costs — is one of the most...

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Public Health: Is ‘Social Justice’ More Important Than Sound Science?

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has been criticized recently for its handling of the Ebola cases in the United States, and for its lax suggestions regarding travelers from countries where Ebola is...

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Seven Figures: World is Crossing ‘Malnutrition Red Line’

Most countries in the world are facing a serious public health problem as a result of various forms of malnutrition, claims a new report.The first-ever Global Nutrition Report provides an analysis on...

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Defusing Islamic State’s Dirty Bomb: Dispelling the Myths About Radiological...

This past summer, Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) reportedly stole uranium compounds from Mosul University in Iraq. Writing to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on July 8, Iraqi UN Ambassador Mohamed...

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Fertility Industry: Money, Not Science

Wanting a baby and not being able to have one is one of the worst feelings is the world; I know firsthand. It puts a person in a vulnerable and sometimes desperate state of mind, not to mention the...

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First Comprehensive Health Study Of Trafficking Victims Reveals Complex Needs

Trafficking victim in after care services programThe London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the International Organization for Migration has just published the first comprehensive study...

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