The Israel-Hamas war has disrupted hospitals’ access to electricity, fuel and medicine. A physician from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières explains why health care is so vulnerable during war...
Access to pediatric Â鶹´«Ã½AV vaccines has been hampered by a shortage of doses, higher costs to providers and parental skepticism
Physician Uché Blackstock talks about her experience of the huge health disparities faced by Black Â鶹´«Ã½AVs in her new book Legacy
The antiviral drug ensitrelvir, which has not been approved outside of Japan, shortens sensory problems
Maria Smilios’ new book The Black Angels chronicles the history of the nurses of Sea View Hospital and the cure for tuberculosis
Insurance plans could cover blockbuster weight-loss medications such as Wegovy and Ozempic, but the benefits may not be accessible to everyone
Human scent signatures could one day be collected at places like crime scenes and Â鶹´«Ã½AV testing sites
This summer’s floods, hurricanes and wildfires have prevented blood collection at a time when U.S. hospitals are already low on supply
Robert D. Bullard reflects on the movement he helped to create
When doctors tell a patient “It’s all in your head,” that’s medical gaslighting. Here’s how to address an issue that disproportionately impacts the health of women, LGBTQ individuals and the elderly...
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A special package explores problems and solutions to the geography of injustice
Ten medications, costing tens of billions of dollars, will be the first to be subject to Medicare price negotiations
Fears of “social contagion,” used to support anti-transgender legislation, are not supported by science
The nation’s highest court paused a lower court’s decision to nullify approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, keeping the medication available while an appeal moves forward...
The nation’s highest court paused a lower court’s decision to nullify approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, keeping the medication available while an appeal moves forward...
Hearing aids may help maintain better brain functions in older people and better health overall.
The bite of the lone star tick can cause an allergy to red meat, as well as to dairy and some medications
A new study shows U.S. maternal mortality rates are increasing, and health care providers and advocacy groups are racing to build better care for new parents
