This commentary on a case considers how physicians should respond when their pregnant patients’ health is physically and socially compromised.

Private equity firms exacerbate health inequity by driving hospital closures in historically underserved communities. Now nonprofit health systems are also vulnerable.

Capital and staff shortages have forced many rural hospitals to close. Private equity investment in rural hospitals has been one solution to these problems.

Poor-quality antimicrobial medicines continue to proliferate across supply chains, threatening patients’ health and safety, especially in low- and middle-income regions.

Evidence of harm reduction interventions’ morbidity and mortality benefits is abundant and of high quality.

Some US localities are trying interventions modeled on international approaches to decriminalization.

High-resolution geographic information system tools map all general dentistry and periodontal practice locations as key sources of health inequity.

Single-procedure interventions with minimal follow-up and clear quality-of-life gain are well suited for surgical mission trips. But not all risks and benefits are easily assessed.

Inequity makes it imperative to consider how trade and patent policies influence international patients’ access to treatment and prevention.

Mortality rates for breast cancer are higher where treatments are unavailable and unaffordable. Though less effective, breast examination could be a good screening approach.