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Hospital, USA
This fascinating portrait of a Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital is about much more than white coats and beeping consoles -- it's 21st-century America in a microcosm.
By Laura Miller May 6, 2008
Canadian healthcare: Not "universal" for single women
Some doctors are conscience-clausing their way out of performing basic gynecological screening.
Lynn Harris Feb 27, 2008
Hillary Clinton's Texas-size moment
All that mattered about the showdown in Austin was whether she could stop Barack Obama's momentum. Were her powerful closing words a magic bullet?
By Walter Shapiro Feb 22, 2008
The quest for universal healthcare
Clinton's and Obama's proposals are nearly identical. So which candidate offers the better medicine for America's health coverage ills?
By Walter Shapiro Feb 21, 2008
And then there were two
In a highly anticipated showdown, Clinton and Obama duked it out, sort of, in a fight for the high road.
By Thomas F. Schaller Feb 1, 2008
Does the sex of your doctor matter?
A new study finds that breast cancer patients treated by female surgeons were more likely to receive post-op radiation.
Carol Lloyd Jan 31, 2008
Congressional Dems concede SCHIP fight
Stymied by their inability to override a presidential veto, the Dems walk away from plans to expand the health insurance plan -- Republicans are claiming victory.
Alex Koppelman Dec 19, 2007
America's next top Democrat
With the Iowa vote nearing, Clinton, Obama and Edwards reveal sharp tonal differences, betting the farm not on policy but on political panache.
By Walter Shapiro Dec 18, 2007
Don't think of a sick child
President Bush wants to leave American families to the mercy of profit-run healthcare -- a practical and moral failure.
By George Lakoff and Glenn W. Smith Oct 20, 2007
My boyfriend has no front teeth, and he won't go to the dentist
He says he got them knocked out in a fight years ago, but he's deathly afraid to get it fixed.
By Cary Tennis Sep 20, 2007
Poor kids don't vote
So why should they get healthcare?
Digby Jul 19, 2007
The Salon Interview: Elizabeth Edwards
On her confrontation with Ann Coulter, why she backs gay marriage -- and why Edwards is a better choice for women than Hillary Clinton.
By Joan Walsh Jul 17, 2007
Bush vows to veto healthcare expansion for children
The Senate Finance Committee wants to provide health coverage for as many as 4 million more kids, but the White House says no.
Julia Dahl Jul 16, 2007
"Sicko"
In his most persuasive film yet, Michael Moore gives the U.S. healthcare system a full exam -- and offers up a grim prognosis.
By Stephanie Zacharek Jun 22, 2007
Hillary Studies
Two new books about Clinton add to the canon, but do little to illuminate who she really is as she eyes the White House.
By Walter Shapiro Jun 8, 2007
Barack Obama's quiet rebellion
He is blazing a campaign trail away from conventional politics. But can he redeem the hopes that so many have placed in his historic candidacy?
By Walter Shapiro May 30, 2007
Getting blown up, again and again
U.S. soldiers traumatized by Iraq are combating PTSD with a virtual reality treatment that plunges them back into the war zone.
By Eilene Zimmerman May 16, 2007
Big business gets on the healthcare reform bandwagon
A coalition of large businesses comes out for a change in America's healthcare system.
Alex Koppelman May 7, 2007
I saw John Edwards in the shampoo aisle
Yes, the presidential hopeful got two overpriced haircuts -- but when he's at home he goes to the local grocery store like everyone else.
By Erik Ose Apr 27, 2007
John Edwards live
Whatever the outcome of his presidential campaign, this time around Edwards won't regret being an overly cautious candidate.
By Walter Shapiro Apr 6, 2007
Maria's hope
My friend, a consultant for progressive causes, may have died at 52 because she lacked health insurance. The Democrats she worked so hard to return to power owe her one.
By Joe Conason Jan 12, 2007
History as written by a "SimCity" freak
Gifted amateurs defeated London's cholera epidemic in the 1850s, says culture/tech visionary Steven Johnson, and today a similar bottom-up approach to knowledge can improve neighborhoods, reform cities, even thwart terror.
By Scott Rosenberg Oct 30, 2006
Hey, long life ain't cheap
New York Times on health care costs: Be thankful for what you've got
Andrew Leonard Sep 27, 2006
The health (care) of nations
Plug this into your inequality meter: Healthcare costs are spiking again
Andrew Leonard Sep 26, 2006
Our crazy mental health system
A crusading journalist with a bipolar son says jails have become warehouses for the mad -- and argues for forced commitment.
By Marissa Kantor Apr 11, 2006
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