Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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OSV News
Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Health Care, News, World News
In a system not impervious to market forces, the health outcomes Americans expect and what they actually receive may seem like two different things — and may also lead Catholics to wonder what’s morally required from networks forced to consider both care delivery and the bottom line.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News
The Charity Fund of Divine Mercy Hospital was launched March 24 in the capital city of Dhaka to provide medical care to the poorest patients in Bangladesh.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Health Care, Local News, News
For the second straight year, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson has been recognized as a 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award winner by Healthgrades.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News
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.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News
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.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Vatican, World News
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.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News
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.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Colleges, Health Care, News, World News
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.
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Syndicated Columnist
Filed Under: Commentary, Health Care, Jubilee 2025
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!
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OSV News
Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News
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.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News
Health care professionals who help expectant mothers have a vocation that is an ode to life, Pope Francis said.
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Syndicated Columnist
Filed Under: Commentary, Health Care, Respect Life, The Catholic Difference
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.
