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Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade won a trio of NBA championships, and an Olympic gold medal, during his Hall of Fame basketball career. Now Wade, 43, is inspiring hoops fans—and the public at large—to pay closer attention to...

By Sean Gregory

Hyman Scott

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnoses have been rising steadily across the U.S. But over the last decade, there’s barely been any innovation to improve prevention or treatment. “There’s been a desperate need for something—or many...

By Angela Haupt

Mary McCormack

Novel drugs are desperately needed in the fight against cancer. But what if we could improve survival with older, less expensive drugs—just by changing how and when they’re given? This question inspired Dr. Mary McCormack...

By Matt Fuchs

Ilona Maher

If you want to offend Ilona Maher, slinging the word “big” at her isn’t going to cut it. The wildly popular rugby player—who won bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics—is 5’10” and 200 pounds (most...

By Angela Haupt

Scott LoMurray

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for teens and young adults in the U.S. A peer-led program called Sources of Strength aims to change that—and research suggests it’s working. According to a study published...

By Angela Haupt

Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne

Find out why they're on the TIME100 Health list.

By Olivia B. Waxman

Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen

Find out why they're on the TIME100 Health list.

By Kelly Mickle

Suresh Ramalingam

Last summer, Dr. Suresh Ramalingam, executive director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, received a standing ovation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. What stirred the audience were the...

By Sandeep Ravindran

Kate Middleton

Royals are famously seen, not heard, but Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, reversed that trend in March 2024 when at 42, she announced she had been diagnosed with cancer. In a frank video she spoke...

By Alice Park

Lorenzo Guglielmetti

Tuberculosis is an especially cruel disease—literally choking the life out of the people it strikes. That fact is particularly so for people who suffer from what’s known as rifampin-resistant TB, a form of the disease...

By Jeffrey Kluger

Colin Farrell

Parenting a child with intellectual disability can come with untold challenges. When that child grows up, what little support that may exist often disappears. Colin Farrell is bringing awareness to this issue by sharing his...

By Mandy Oaklander

Ara Darzi

Honorary consultant surgeon at Imperial College Hospital NHS Trust, Ara Darzi, was commissioned by the British government to review the state of the National Health Service. What he found was damning: crumbling facilities, equipment shortages,...

By Kelly Mickle

Bill Nye

Bill Nye did not have much to do with politics during the 1990s, when he was making his celebrated Bill Nye the Science Guy TV series on PBS. But Nye has grown increasingly vocal in...

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