health care
Yes, we rationed care at the height of the pandemic and the elderly paid the price
By Charles C. Camosy — June 18, 2020
(RNS) — With the coming decision about who gets the first doses of lifesaving drugs, we will have the rare immediate second chance to acknowledge our mistake and reverse course.
Our moral obligation to health during the COVID-19 pandemic
By Liz Theoharis — March 26, 2020
(RNS) — In this national emergency, the government’s program of protecting profits is putting all of us at risk.
Washington National Cathedral donates 5,000 medical masks resurrected from crypts
By Paul O'Donnell — March 25, 2020
(RNS) — The 5,000 N95 respiratory masks had been forgotten until the cathedral’s chief stonemason, Joseph Alonso, stumbled on them in an unfinished area of the crypt level early this month.
Pope Francis kicks off World Day of the Poor with free healthcare for disadvantaged
By Claire Giangravé — November 12, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the week leading up to the third annual World Day of the Poor, St. Peter’s Square is a snapshot of Francis’ agenda of a 'poor Church for the poor,' as homeless and impoverished people find medical help and a welcoming and warm respite in the cold weather leading up to the holidays.
Chicago churches join growing movement of congregations paying off medical debt
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 28, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — A group of Chicago churches is joining a growing trend of congregations paying off medical debt for the people in their communities and beyond — and hoping to start a movement.
The Trebek effect: The benefits of well wishes
By Richard Gunderman — June 17, 2019
(The Conversation) — As a practicing physician who teaches large numbers of medical students and residents, I believe that sharing well wishes benefits us in all sorts of ways that are not reflected in medical outcomes.
Vanier is gone, but his Christian model for living alongside the disabled takes root
By Yonat Shimron — May 30, 2019
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (RNS) — Jean Vanier’s core principle of 'Eat together, pray together, celebrate together' forms the basis for Friendship House, where students share living space with people with disabilities.
Hospital chaplains stick to the heart of the job amid health care industry changes
By Amanda Abrams — May 28, 2019
(RNS) — As our medical system grows more fast-paced, impersonal and complex, hospital chaplains end up helping patients decipher next steps and counseling burned-out practitioners.
Measles outbreaks hit ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in Israel and US
By Paul O'Donnell — November 9, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — In Israel, several prominent rabbis have signed a document that reads, "Whoever isn't vaccinated is a murderer."
Alfie Evans, British toddler at center of legal medical battle, dies after taken off life support
By Christal Hayes — April 28, 2018
(USA Today) — 'I am deeply moved by the death of little Alfie,' Pope Francis posted on Twitter. 'Today I pray especially for his parents, as God the Father receives him in his tender embrace.'
Pope to lawmakers: Protect all people with health care laws
By Frances D'Emilio — November 16, 2017
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The comments came as U.S. lawmakers in Washington, D.C., have been debating how to overhaul the nation's health insurance laws.
Notre Dame employees keeping free birth control coverage
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 7, 2017
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The university had fought the federal health care law's original mandate on religious grounds.
Notre Dame ends free contraceptive coverage for employees
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 31, 2017
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame previously offered coverage through a third party, which allowed the university to meet the requirement while maintaining its religious opposition to contraceptives.
Vatican court convicts ex-hospital chief in housing scandal
By Nicole Winfield — October 14, 2017
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican court on Saturday (Oct. 14) convicted the former president of the pope’s children’s hospital of diverting some $500,000 in donations to renovate a cardinal’s flat and gave him a one-year suspended sentence. RELATED: Vatican acknowledges past problems at ‘pope’s hospital’ The original charges against ex-hospital president Giuseppe Profiti had […]
Charlie Gard dies after sparking a global debate on the ethics of life and death
By Catherine Pepinster — July 28, 2017
LONDON (RNS) — The baby died after his parents gave up a protracted legal battle with a London hospital over whether he could be successfully treated in the United States for a rare genetic condition.
