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Old Medical Oath Needs Refresh From the Original Hippocratic Version

Graduating medical school students traditionally swear allegiance to the Hippocratic Oath, which they assume mandates that they “first do no harm,” but it is dated and now coming under fire.

Rural Hospitals Are Caught in an Aging-Infrastructure Conundrum

Rural hospitals throughout the nation are facing a conundrum. An increase in costs amid lower payments from insurance plans makes it harder for small hospitals to fund large capital improvement projects

Tribal Health Workers Aren’t Paid Like Their Peers. See Why Nevada Changed That

FALLON, Nev. — Linda Noneo turned up the heat in her van to ward off the early-morning chill that persists in northern Nevada’s high...

Global Elite are Bored with Health, Just When It’s Getting Really Exciting

Our global leaders may regret not paying more attention to what is happening in health: help middle-income countries leap past more advanced counterparts.