A new book offers continuing critical reflection on the ministry of Catholic health care.

Many stories of ordinary people responding to suffering in extraordinary fashion have not yet been captured in forms that will last.

Should filmmakers make the pain of addiction bearable to watch? In "Beautiful Boy" and "Ben is Back" they try.

These traditional, indigenous birth practices should never have been erased in the first place.

Income is perhaps the unifying indicator of health care in crisis across all the margins of America—a reliable predictor of poor health outcomes from inadequate treatment for common illnesses—leading to the final measure of all: substantially lower life expectancy.

Dental care should be a priority in any plan to reduce inequities and improve the well-being of all citizens.