Health and Disease

Offering Hope–at a Price Offering Hope–at a Price

US drug firms make the choice clear: our outrageous profits or your life.

May 22, 2003 / Feature / Katharine Greider

The Trials of Ed Rosenthal The Trials of Ed Rosenthal

Come June 4, Ed Rosenthal will be back in US District Court in San Francisco, to hear what sentence Judge Charles Breyer has decided to impose.

May 8, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

SARS and Inequality SARS and Inequality

Over the past few months, yet another epidemic has come to trouble our unhappy world. Shortly after SARS was identified, the entire globe was put on notice.

May 8, 2003 / Paul Farmer

Fear and Its Discontents Fear and Its Discontents

I n March for my online column "Ask Dr.

May 1, 2003 / Dr. Marc Siegel

Fear, Truth and SARS Fear, Truth and SARS

By focusing only on the worst-case scenarios regarding the spread of SARS, the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control are trying to control the populace ...

Apr 30, 2003 / Feature / Dr. Marc Siegel

A Pox on America A Pox on America

In December, when hospitals in Atlanta and Richmond announced that they were opting out of the federal smallpox vaccination plan, opinion leaders reacted as if the physicians h...

Apr 10, 2003 / Madeline Drexler

The Right Not to Be in Pain The Right Not to Be in Pain

Since the bottom line here is terrible physical pain, let's start with someone who has spent most of her life in that condition. There are millions like her. Patricia C.

Jan 16, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

The Right Drug Rx The Right Drug Rx

With a doctor in charge of the Senate, compassionate conservatism is well positioned to run roughshod over the issue that traditionally worked well for Democrats--healthcare.

Jan 9, 2003 / Merrill Goozner

The Hungry Physician The Hungry Physician

It seemed like a straightforward invitation. Dinner at an upscale uptown restaurant, sponsored by a drug company, where the topic was to be financial planning.

Dec 12, 2002 / Dr. Marc Siegel

Ask Dr. Marc Ask Dr. Marc

How many of you believe that crucial healthcare issues are falsely represented by corporate America for profit or political advantage?

Nov 11, 2002 / Feature / Dr. Marc Siegel

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