Christian healing ministries abound. A quick search on any search engine can lead to lots of ministries that claim to be able to heal the sick, as well as testimonials of people who claim to have received healing of some ailment during a healing crusade, or because someone prayed for them, etc. I'm not questioning the sincerity of all people nor claiming that everyone is lying, on the contrary, I truly believe that a significant percentage of the testimonies out there must be genuine, in the sense that people are telling the truth when they share their personal experiences of healing. That said, I'm still curious to know if any Christian healing ministry out there has undertaken the effort of documenting at least some of their healings, by keeping copies of the medical records of the healed person and the results of a subsequent medical examination confirming that the person is completely healed. Has a Christian healing ministry ever done that? _______________________ Responding to concerns raised in the comments: By healing ministry I mean either an individual or a group of people who claim to have the gift of healing or to have been called by God to heal the sick as an active occupation. However, for the sake of getting answers, other medically documented cases of healing occurred in similar circumstances are acceptable too, such as: - A holy place where people are commonly reported to get miraculously healed. - Someone who gets prayed for (and healed) by someone else and has the medical records to prove it (in this case the healed person is the one with the evidence, not the healing ministry, but that's fine). - And any other situation that is close to what I'm looking for that I may be overlooking.

Let's say that a person testifies that they were miraculously healed of X. One way to validate their testimony is to have access to the medical records before and after the healing of X took place. Are there any such cases where the medical records have been made publicly accessible, e.g. on a website so that anyone may have direct access to them and see for themselves the medical evidence? **Note**: this question is inspired by the article [Before-and-After Medical Records - Are healing claims documented?](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/testing-prayer/201207/and-after-medical-records) ___ **Closely related questions** - https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/82583/50422 - https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/90141/50422 - https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/86934/50422

I wonder How should we react facing a disease? Should we fight against a disease? I mean, to seek for healthcare.(Our body already do that) Do diseases have a purpose? Albert Einstein refused to get healthcare , although there were treatment options for his disease > When asked if he wanted to undergo surgery, Einstein refused, saying, > "I want to go when I want to go. It is tasteless to prolong life > artificially. I have done my share; it is time to go. I will do it > elegantly."

There are reports of a measles outbreak in a Christian school in British Columbia, Canada . News reports speak of this as a community with "traditionally low vaccination rates" and say that many parents do not vaccinate their children on religious grounds. I'm unaware of any Christian group that prohibits vaccinations, or any line of theological reasoning that would lead to an issue with vaccinations. Wikipedia doesn't mention anything . Even Amish and Old Order Mennonites appear to go along with vaccinations . Who are the groups that take this stand, and what is their theological reasoning?

Organ donation sounds like it would be a controversial topic, but it doesn't seem to be. I'm aware that Jehovah's Witnesses won't accept blood transfusions, but, as blood is normally flushed out of the organs, other kinds of transplants *are* acceptable. Are there in fact *any* denominations that oppose either donating or receiving organ transplants, whether from a living or deceased donor?

I’m having a discussion about abortion and taxes, and it was mentioned that Jehovah Witnesses have to pay taxes that fund blood transfusions. Do Jehovah Witnesses believe it is immoral to pay for blood transfusions through taxation?

**According to Catholic Teaching: Why is God allowing COVID-19, knowing that many deaths are involved and many, many more are constantly getting sick.** No moral or physical good seems to be resulting from the Coronavirus? Even vaccines are probably being produced from aborted fetuses. If we could talk directly to God, would He tell us that He created the natural order of things, and that COVID-19 emerged from the natural order of things? Or would He say that humans have invaded animals' natural habitat and COVID-19 was a natural consequence of that? My stumbling block with all of this is the **death and illness** of so many innocent people. Certainly, a benevolent God couldn't have *sanctioned* COVID-19. So if not, then what?

I understand that we are called to spread the gospel, but why should we (or should we at all) cling to physical life with white knuckles? I have known believers to go to extreme lengths to prolong their lives in the face of a terminal illness. During such an unfortunate occurrence would it not be a better witness to our faith to peacefully get your affairs together, spend time with loved ones while expressing your joy in your hope to be with Christ soon? Also, as medical tech advances at an amazing pace will there ever be a point in which it is imperative for a Christian to turn down life extending technology if it makes death a rare occurrence? (Think all genetic disease cured, cancer cured, worn out organs replaced with organs grown from your own stem cells. All of which might not be so far fetched in the next few decades.)

The Catholic Church is against abortion in all cases, except, I've heard, where the life of the mother is at serious risk and the child has no chance of survival. A good example of this would seem to be the case of an ectopic pregnancy, where the human embryo implants in the mothers fallopian tube. But some actual forms of abortion would seem to violate respect for the human person, forming in the wrong place by no fault of his or her own. So, in the end what means are licit for dealing with ectopic pregnancies?

From webmd > Honey’s healing properties are mentioned in the Bible, Koran, and Torah. Is is true that the Bible talks about healing with honey? What does the Bible say about honey's healing properties?

HIPAA, the United States Health Care Privacy Law has been in effect for nearly two decades. It's the law that makes people all nervous about talking about other people's well being with their doctors and I've got a feeling it cuts in to Catholic Social teaching, but I can't say exactly why. According to the Catholic social teaching, the principle of subsidiarity laws are best crafted at the an appropriate level > Excessive intervention by the state can threaten personal freedom and initiative. The teaching of the Church has elaborated the principle of subsidiarity, according to which "a community of a higher order should not interfere in the internal life of a community of a lower order, depriving the latter of its functions, but rather should support it in case of need and help to co- ordinate its activity with the activities of the rest of society, always with a view to the common good." > > CCC 1883 I got off on a bit of a tangent today at my Religious Ed. class telling the 13 and 14 year olds that HIPAA was in direct violation of Catholic Social teaching because of the part that [potentially removes their parents](http://www.hhs.gov/hipaafaq/personal/227.html) from the loop of their healthcare decisions. So, my question is, should a family ever be trumped by a higher order when it comes to medicine?

I understand that the practice of using chloroform as an anesthesia was forbidden by Protestant Christians early in the history of its discovery. That is until Queen Victoria used chloroform during the delivery of her son. What were the early arguments against the use anesthesia, what biblical references were used?

The Latter-day Saints subscribe to a revelation dubbed the "Word of Wisdom" which outlines a code of health which Saints in good standing are expected to live. It's found in Doctrine and Covenants 89 . Generally it prohibits use of "herbs" (drugs) such as tobacco for the body, but recommends it for treating cattle. However, the LDS Church is pretty clear that drugs which are prescribed by a competent medical professional (a doctor) are allowed within the recommendations of the doctor. (This has traditionally meant things like morphine, sleeping pills, etc.) When there is sickness or disease and healing is desired, there are a few recommended courses of action, such as obtaining a blessing with faith under the hands of priesthood brethren. Just as important to Latter-day Saints, however, is seeking care using the best medical knowledge available. I've seen this question online before, but haven't found any answers that are definitive or official: **How does the Word of Wisdom or LDS doctrine in general apply to medicinal marijuana (prescribed by a doctor)? Is it prohibited entirely, are there only some permissible cases, or is it A-OK?** (Assume it is legal in the politick; Mormons believe in following the law of the land.) Again, I'm posting here because I'm sure it'll attract higher-quality answers than I've seen elsewhere which are more speculation than citing official or declarative sources.

After going off on HIPAA one of the kids brought up Barack Obama and said that, "he's going to make Catholic Hospitals perform abortions." I said that wasn't exactly true, for now, at least, but he was making Catholic Hospitals (and everyone) purchase coverage for something that would allow them to procure an abortion. So, I know that part is just immoral and evil, but is mandating that families get Health Insurance just for existing something that conflicts with the principle of subsidiarity ? Has anything been published that indicates whether the Catholic position is for purchasing or not purchasing health insurance to be purely a matter of choice left up to the heads of families?