Health Promotion and Public Health
Health programs aim to improve the quality of people’s lives through promoting healthy lifestyles and preventing disease. These programs can be as small as a...
What Is Medical Treatment?
Medical treatment is the attempted remediation of a health problem based on a diagnosis. The most common type of medical treatment is medication. Medications can...
What Is a Hospital?
A hospital is a medical facility that provides inpatient and outpatient medical care to sick and injured people. It also carries out medical research and...
What Are Clinics?
Clinics are healthcare facilities that may be associated with a doctor's office, a larger health-care system, or a hospital. They usually have extended hours and...
What Is Health Care?
Health care is all the goods, services and payment mechanisms that support a person’s goal of achieving and maintaining good health. The broad landscape includes...
Health Programs and Health Education
The programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services are intended to help people live a healthier life, including providing health care and...
What Matters to Patients About Their Medical Treatments?
A medical treatment, or therapy, is an attempt to remediate a health problem following a diagnosis of disease or injury. All treatments carry risks and...
What Is a Hospital?
A hospital is a large health care institution for the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of sick or injured people. It provides medical and surgical services,...
What Is a Clinic?
A clinic is a medical facility specialized in non-emergency outpatient care. It can offer diagnostic services, therapy, and recovery follow-ups all under one roof. In...
Health Care Costs – Why Are Health Care Costs So Expensive?
Health care refers to the efforts to maintain or restore human physical and mental well-being by trained and licensed professionals. It also includes the supply...