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Most Americans support universal health care. But can it actually

What is realistic is some kind public option plan for people like Ms. Winslow, who cannot afford A.C.A. coverage and who do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare. Ideally, such a plan would also force insurers, hospitals and drug companies to offer competitive services and costs. If Joe Biden is elected, health careSee more

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Catholic hospitals welcome transgender patients—and stand firm …

WEBThe Catholic Medical Association joined a lawsuit Aug. 26, 2021, challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' mandate that doctors …

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‘We need to mandate the vaccine’: Sister Mary

WEBOn Aug. 3, PeaceHealth, a health care network serving Washington, Oregon and Alaska, became the latest C.H.A. member institution to issue an employee …

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The ethics of Catholic hospitals—beyond abortion and contraception

WEBMary Homan. Mary Homan is a lay Catholic woman who has served as a clinical ethicist and health services researcher in Catholic and secular health care and …

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Catholic hospitals, religious freedom and reaching across the aisle: …

WEBCatholic health care is committed to addressing inequities in access and outcomes for minority groups. We address socioeconomic factors that contribute to …

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Attending church is good for your health. Now what

WEBUsing data from a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the study’s researchers examined …

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There’s a mental crisis among teens. The Catholic …

WEBPolitics & Society Editorials May 2023 issue. There’s a mental crisis among teens. The Catholic Church needs to respond. The Editors April 20, 2023. iStock. On May 11, President Biden is

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Cardinal Gracias: Pope Francis is ‘in good health’—and isn’t …

WEBThe pope’s health. Commenting on Francis’ health, the cardinal said, “I found the Holy Father looking well and in good health. I felt he is looking better than …

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How the Catholic health care system can serve our Muslim sisters …

WEBCatholic health care providers aim to heal the whole human person—body, mind and spirit. The guiding document Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic …

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Update: Pope Francis will remain in hospital for several days with

WEBPope Francis has “a respiratory infection that requires some days of appropriate medical therapy in hospital,” Matteo Bruni, the director of the Vatican press …

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Pope Francis calls for health care for all in message for World Sick

WEBA health care worker takes a swab from a homeless man for a rapid antigen COVID-19 test in Athens, Greece, Dec. 21, 2020. In his message for the Feb. 11 …

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What having cancer and no insurance taught me about our failing …

WEBHealth coverage is such a complicated matter that we often just take for granted. It has become such a mess and getting affordable coverage can be a real …

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Physician-assisted suicide is gaining popularity. But there are …

WEBPhysician-assisted suicide can seem like an easy fix to a health care system reluctant to deal with end-of-life issues. But there are other options, including hospice …

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The unique challenges facing Catholic health care workers

WEBThe member institutions of the Catholic Health Association of the United States—654 hospitals and more than 1,600 continuing care facilities—face the same …

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The Church and Psychiatry America Magazine

WEBThe history of the church and psychiatry or, in broader terms, the church and mental illness is a sub-chapter of the history of the church and science. Dava Sobel’s …

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Richard Rohr, citing cancer diagnosis, steps back from public …

WEBToday, the Center for Action and Contemplation announced that founder Richard Rohr, O.F.M., is retiring from his roles as Dean of the Center’s Core Faculty and …

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Kate Bowler on the spiritual myths about health America Magazine

WEBBowler is a professor of Christianity in North America at Duke Divinity School, and she speaks from both an academic and personal perspective about the …

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Wine at Communion, the sign of peace, holy water fonts: Will …

WEBThe body of scholarship on health risks consistently finds a misalignment between perception and reality. Yet the bigger challenge for this pandemic is a lack of …

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Pope Francis in 2024: The synod, health concerns, the China deal …

WEBAlthough Francis is now 87 years old and one of the oldest popes in history to lead the church, a glance at his agenda for 2024 reveals that he has no intention of …

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Pope Francis cancels another day of meetings because of flu …

WEBVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Saying Pope Francis was continuing to experience “mild flu-like symptoms,” the Vatican announced he had canceled his appointments …

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When my siblings died by suicide, the church failed us. Now, it’s

WEBWhen I glanced at my cellphone and saw that the pastor of my old parish was calling, my heart froze. Father Wayne Watts of St. Francis Xavier Church in Wilmette, …

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Are health and safety laws violating the equal rights of the …

WEBNevertheless, unbridled enforcement of health and safety laws may violate due process and equal protection rights guaranteed by the Fifth and 14th Amendments …

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