Medical care

Catholic doctor advocates a simpler healthcare billing system
- Dec 8, 2018
Landon Roussel is a pioneer in direct primary care, where doctors directly bill their patients without the intermediary of insurance companies, and the owner and chief medical officer of Communitas Primary Care. He spoke to Crux about a different way of paying for healthcare.

By Charles C. Camosy
Speakers address palliative care, pain management, treating ‘whole person’
- Sep 29, 2018
Catholic experts have called for palliative care to become standard around the world.

By Jo Ann Zuniga
Struggle against virus isn’t over, say Catholics at global AIDS meeting
- Jul 30, 2018
Despite rumors of its demise, the AIDS pandemic is far from over, and churches must continue to play a critical role in combating the disease, Catholic leaders were told at an international gathering of more than 15,000 AIDS researchers and activists.

By Paul Jeffrey

Defend right to life, conscientious objection, pope tells doctors
- May 29, 2018
Make medicine and health care more humane by protecting the life and dignity of all patients, particularly the weakest and the unborn, Pope Francis told Catholic doctors and medical specialists.

By Carol Glatz
UVM Medical Center to offer elective abortions, but not at Catholic-owned facility
- Jan 26, 2018
Abortions will still not take place at a Catholic-owned facility after the University of Vermont Medical Center said it will offer elective abortion procedures, ending a 45-year-old policy.

By Associated Press
‘No science’ behind transgender therapy for kids, doctors warn
- Oct 16, 2017
Gender dysphoria is a psychological condition in which a person’s experience of the psychological and cultural associations of their gender differ greatly from their biological sex. Dr. Paul Hruz, emphasizing the importance of rooting medical practices in science rather than ideology, says no randomized controlled trials have shown that puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones are the best treatments for children with the condition.

By Adelaide Mena

Catholic doctor advocates a simpler healthcare billing system