Cultural competence has become a familiar phrase in medical education and admissions. Medical schools emphasize it in mission statements, applicants often reference it in ...

For more on global lessons from COVID-19, please see the Health Affairs December 2023 theme issue and associated content. All around the world, there are many stories we tell about health. Some focus ...

When we reflect on the meaning of culture, we inevitably think about the diversity of languages, clothing and food in our multicultural society, as those aspects of culture are most visible and ...

Robert Pearl, physician-writer and former CEO of the Permanente Medical Group, recently published an important book, Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors and Patients. 1 Its message: A ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Solutions for Health Equity,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Takeda Pharmaceuticals. California’s ...

Crash diets, body-shaming, forcing yourself to do an extra workout after an indulgent dinner — for decades, beliefs and trends rooted in diet culture have shaped the way we approach nutrition, weight ...

For decades, researchers have worried about disappointing (and now negative) gains in American population health. The pages of Health Affairs are filled with these discussions. Kindig & Mullahy ask ...

Jimmie founded JLEE with the mission to "Enhance life for all through innovative, disruptive technologies." Learn more at jlee.com. Just like a doctor checks vital signs to assess a patient’s health, ...

Bobby Alcain, left, a Molokai farmer and his intern, Lanikeha Albino, cultivate native species at his nursery, ‘Aina Palapula. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation selected Molokai for its 2024 Culture ...

It wasn’t too far into December that my Instagram feed suddenly was heavy with weight loss ads and posts. They’ve always been there, what with being a woman and our phones noting every Google search ...