Politics & Law

Patient advocates are gaining prominence and increasingly becoming influential players in shaping health policy.

Even when I was in the military during the first Gulf War, we were trained to treat the most injured...

Over the past ten years, patients, advocates and medical professionals have repeatedly sent requests for help to government officials.

Lawmakers are navigating licensing law hurdles so patients can benefit from increased access to social workers.

We’ve seen an enormous spike in mental health problems among children—all of which were exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.

Election cycles are notable for the spread of misinformation. This year, we will see an unprecedented rise in health misinformation.

Documentation fraud is the root cause of poor healthcare in the Bureau of Prisons. Until that's addressed, no improvements will...

My life as an intractable pain patient began in 2008, during diagnostic workup for the second radical surgery as treatment...

The ER doctor and hospital argued that they had followed established protocols, and this swayed the first court to throw...

Cities are experimenting with new ways to meet the rapidly increasing demand for behavioral health crisis intervention.

Voters with disabilities face a range of barriers, while compliance with disability access laws at polling sites is under-enforced.

The Supreme Court ruling has begun to protect physicians, though the media narrative might not want to believe it.