As the director of the Placebo Beyond Opinions Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Dr. Luana Colloca explores ways to reduce pain through methods that don’t rely solely on drugs.
Health Care
Catholics decry IVF order, but a global strategy to oppose IVF remains elusive
In February, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order pledging his administration’s support for in vitro fertilization, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Medical Association and other groups issued statements opposing the move, highlighting the many ethical problems with IVF.
Archbishop: Pope’s convalescence is reminder everyone deserves proper care
Pope Francis’ extended hospitalization and care is a reminder that every human being, especially the frail or elderly, must be given proper care, said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
In talk on euthanasia, pro-life attorney raises concerns over organ donor registry programs
Organ donor registry programs typically offered during state driver’s license renewals might seem like a straight-forward and noble choice but should require greater awareness of pitfalls. They should also offer easier exits from the program.
Catholic research institutions among those concerned about future of NIH funding
Ongoing uncertainty about funding from the National Institutes of Health could imperil medical research at academic institutions all over the country, including Catholic institutions, multiple sources told OSV News.
A hymn to human dignity
Let’s get started and lend our voices to this symphony through our charity to the sick and the elderly on the World Day of the Sick!
Pro-life groups welcome British cardinal’s attack on ‘irresponsible’ assisted suicide bill
Pro-life groups welcomed comments by the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales bitterly criticizing attempts by government-aligned parliamentarians to rush through a bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide.
Welcoming a child opens new world of joy, pope tells health workers
Health care professionals who help expectant mothers have a vocation that is an ode to life, Pope Francis said.
Catholics, Hippocrates, and reforming American medicine
The willful participation of physicians and other medical professionals in the practice of abortion flatly contradicts the Hippocratic Oath — long the moral framework for sound medical practice — in its original form.
Senators grill RFK Jr. on abortion, vaccine views in HHS confirmation hearings
In a pair of January confirmation hearings, senators considered President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services.
Lifesaving HIV/AIDS program’s future uncertain amid stop-and-start foreign aid pause
The future of PEPFAR, the U.S. government’s global effort to combat HIV/AIDS, has been called into question amid a broader pause on foreign assistance and allegations from some Republican lawmakers that the Biden administration improperly allowed some of its funding to be spent on abortions.
The missionary imperative of Catholic health care
More Catholics stepping into and supporting Catholic health care professionals who are living the mission, as well as living in solidarity with others through health-sharing organizations, can be antidotes to the increasing depersonalization of health care.