Fertility and birthrates are among the most closely monitored indicators of a country’s economic health. A record high of 83 countries report below-replacement level fertility rates.When the population is too low, economies contract, and lead to a shrinking labour force…
Physicians serve a unique role in society, regularly dealing with matters of life and death, with their main objective being to save lives. But when it comes to a patient becoming palliative, should a doctors mission to save someone's life…
Deliberate, calculated attacks on healthcare facilities have become a routine weapon of war. These assaults kill both patients and health workers, and they devastate already vulnerable health systems. Not to mention they violate the Geneva Conventions.In 2017, there were at…
This year, state lawmakers across the U.S. have introduced an unprecedented 160 bills to stem the rising cost of prescription drugs, and have enacted 37 into law. States are pursuing a range of strategies to tackle drug costs including;allowing pharmacists…
Earlier this year, the Brexit Health Alliance published a paper calling on both the UK and EU to put patients first. The paper warned that unless a deal can be reached, medicines and medical technologies could be delayed or, in…
