The lawsuit argues that the law’s requirement that someone have a terminal illness means only people with disabilities will ...

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often became disabled or lost their lives to whooping cough, ...

When nerve cells don’t end up in the right place during brain development, it can cause periventricular heterotopia —a ...

Ableism is discriminatory and social prejudice directed against persons with disabilities; combating it requires an understanding of the impact and ways to eradicate it. There are ways in which we can ...

Living in zero gravity can lead to periodontitis, a common and serious condition where the gums become inflamed and the bone that supports teeth starts to break down, eventually leading to tooth ...

The prospect of a work requirement for able-bodied Medicaid recipients is sparking fears. The measure is part of a sweeping ...

Objectives As the US population ages and healthcare reimbursement shifts, identifying new patient-centred, cost-effective models to address acute medical needs will become increasingly important. This ...

Each year millions of Americans with mental illness struggle to find mental health care. Nearly half of the 60 million adults and children living with mental health conditions in the United States go ...

Objective To synthesise the published literature on practitioner, patient and carer views and experiences of shared medical appointments (SMAs) for the management of long-term conditions in primary ...

A mental health survey given to over 50,000 troops on their way out of the military in 2023 found that two-thirds indicated they might have a mental health condition worthy of medical follow-up.

The term “medical assistance in dying” is commonly used in U.S. and Canada policy discussions and often refers to both assisted suicide and euthanasia. Euthanasia, by contrast, involves a medical ...