Staff from South Sudan’s Health Ministry pose with protective suits during a drill for Ebola preparedness.
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When tackling an Ebola outbreak speed is a critical element - every hour counts.
Esther Gwena, an untrained midwife in Mbare Harare.
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The future is bleak for Zimbabwe’s healthcare unless there are serious long-term reforms to build resilience.
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One Medical provides primary healthcare services to people across the US.
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg with Moshe Biton (right) and Aviv Regev (left). The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is one of the major funders of the Human Cell Atlas.
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Pioneered by the Human Cell Atlas consortium, our understanding of the human body is about to be transformed – and with it, the way we treat and prevent disease
A 1973 photo shows an estimated 5,000 people, women and men, marching around the Minnesota Capitol building protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision.
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A historian explains why the pre-Roe anti-abortion movement was filled with liberal Democrats who opposed the Vietnam War and supported the expansion of the welfare state.
People protesting Poland’s near-total abortion ban.
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An expert explains how reproductive rights are changing globally.
Dedicated and under-resourced …
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Nursing has long been seen as a vocation, not a skill. This impacts nursing staff and patients both.
The mifepristone pill is one option for medication abortion that can be purchased online and used at home.
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Three experts answer questions about the effectiveness, safety and side effects of medication abortion, using mifepristone followed by misoprostol.
Palliative care tries to support a patient’s quality of life.
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Palliative care, often misunderstood, is not synonymous with hospice care.
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There are more same-sex parents than ever, but they still face unique challenges in accessing healthcare for their children.
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Hospitals will have to plan for larger floods - and find ways to safely evacuate staff and patients.
People in poorer urban areas aren’t receiving the necessary healthcare.
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Urban poverty is having an adverse impact on the health of mothers and children.
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Maggots are misunderstood, and we should see past the “yuck” factor and appreciate what these unique organisms can do for us.
Shared decision-making is a patient-centred approach to health choices that considers a patient’s values as well as clinical evidence.
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Shared decision-making upholds person-centred care and supports people to take charge of their own health: their views, input and experiences are important contributors to health plans.
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More cases of long COVID can put strain on our health system. So we need to think about where and how we offer care.
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Beating COVID cannot rely solely on the efforts of vaccines – economic policy must robustly support the path to full recovery, starting with healthcare and ventilation.
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Increasing the stigma around LGBTIQ+ people leads to poorer health outcomes for a group that is already more vulnerable in the health system.
Women in an Indonesian village plan strategies for reconstruction after extreme weather.
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Researchers asked aid workers how to best prepare for the climate emergency in places where its effects are most severe.
The 160-year-old John Wesley AME Zion Church is one of the few predominantly African American churches that still exists in downtown Washington, D.C.
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More houses of worship are offering mental health programs, especially African American congregations.
The government’s plan to fund social care reform and the NHS COVID recovery risks doing neither.
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Tax rises to pay for the NHS recovery could have focused on those who have profited from the pandemic. Bundling these costs with social care reform, however, risks