Inequality, austerity, Brexit, and health care

Brexit and health services.

The Irish health-care system and austerity: sharing the pain.

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Health care policy in an age of austerity.

1075 ducting research on improved detection methods are all necessary activities. Interpol, national authorities, drug companies, academic groups, the United States Pharmacopeia, and the WHO are collaborating on these actions. The threat posed by emerging artemisinin resistance on the Cambodia–Thailand border is widely acknowledged, but an effective response requires that critical operational a...

Inequality, infections, and community-based health care.

Financial crisis, austerity, and health in Europe.

The financial crisis in Europe has posed major threats and opportunities to health. We trace the origins of the economic crisis in Europe and the responses of governments, examine the effect on health systems, and review the effects of previous economic downturns on health to predict the likely consequences for the present. We then compare our predictions with available evidence for the effects...