The Right Not to Be in Pain The Right Not to Be in Pain
Since the bottom line here is terrible physical pain, let's start with someone who has spent most of her life in that condition. There are millions like her. Patricia C.
Jan 16, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The Right Drug Rx The Right Drug Rx
With a doctor in charge of the Senate, compassionate conservatism is well positioned to run roughshod over the issue that traditionally worked well for Democrats--healthcare.
Jan 9, 2003 / Merrill Goozner
Healthcare for All–Now Healthcare for All–Now
If there were a firing squad for political rhetoric, the phrase "single payer" would have to be placed against the wall and blown away.
Dec 18, 2002 / David Corn
The Hungry Physician The Hungry Physician
It seemed like a straightforward invitation. Dinner at an upscale uptown restaurant, sponsored by a drug company, where the topic was to be financial planning.
Dec 12, 2002 / Dr. Marc Siegel
The Three Mile Island of Biotech? The Three Mile Island of Biotech?
When plants in Nebraska carrying swine diarrhea drugs mingled with food for humans, all hell broke loose.
Dec 12, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols
Beyond the AIDS Quilt Beyond the AIDS Quilt
Last year marked the "twentieth anniversary" of AIDS, a grim occasion, to say the least, that put major US newspapers in an unenviable predicament.
Dec 12, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kim
Hunger USA Hunger USA
Tony Hall, just before leaving Congress in September, sat in his office in Longworth House Office Building and thought of something that had stuck with him since a trip to Appa...
Nov 26, 2002 / David Sarasohn
Waiting for Bioterror Waiting for Bioterror
Is our public health system ready?
Nov 21, 2002 / Feature / Katherine Eban
Ask Dr. Marc Ask Dr. Marc
How many of you believe that crucial healthcare issues are falsely represented by corporate America for profit or political advantage?
Nov 11, 2002 / Feature / Dr. Marc Siegel
Can Coke Prevent AIDS? Can Coke Prevent AIDS?
As one of the largest private employers in Africa, the Coca-Cola Company could dramatically alter the course of HIV/AIDS.
Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / Lisa Weinert