In their written responses, several readers invoked the Hippocratic Oath, from which the phrase “first do no harm” is derived.

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

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

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.

Onita Estes-Hicks has been Catholic her entire life. But her relationship with her faith was forever changed in 2004.

Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts has said that all members of the Catholic Church are obliged to act in accordance with local civil law on mandatory reporting of sex abuse cases.