People are getting older and living longer. Accessing healthcare from birth to death, however, has become more complicated, and as information becomes more accessible, it also becomes more difficult to sift through the messages and find answers that apply to our own individual lives. Here, an MD and health insurance executive offers a guide to finding the best care, navigating the complicated systems on both sides (insurance and health providers),...

Before the onset of COVID-19, the healthcare community was already moving to meet the challenges of a growing global population. By collecting record amounts of clinical data electronically and making significant progress on neural network-based AI approaches, the industry now has the potential to build powerful predictive analytics systems. The focus will accelerate the shift from a one-size-fits-all approach to individualized medicine. But several...

"The Day I Die is a major work of nonfiction that tackles the one issue we'll all eventually come to face -- our final days, hours, and minutes. With clarity and empathy, award-winning anthropologist Anita Hannig uncovers the stigma against the practice of assisted dying, untangles the legalities and logistics of pursuing an assisted death in America today, and profiles the dedicated advocates and medical personnel involved. In intimate, lyrical detail,...