Health Care

Anti-Trans Bill in Iowa Gets Final OK, Despite Protests

By HANNAH FINGERHUT / AP

Pennsylvania Shooting Latest in Violence Against Hospital Workers

By MEAD GRUVER / AP

Judge Extends Temporary Block to NIH Research Funding Cuts

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MICHAEL CASEY / AP

What Gutting USAID Means for My Young Patients in Burundi

By Jennifer Furin
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Pope Francis Has Pneumonia in Both Lungs. How Worrying Is That?

Here’s a look at what a pneumonia diagnosis can mean and potential treatments doctors might be trying.

By MARIA CHENG / AP

How Private Donors Shape Birth-Control Choices

Private programs can help women access birth control, but can also deprive them of choice.

By Alana Semuels

Ohio Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Young People

The move is a break with his own party's legislature.

By Julia Zorthian

Hospitals Should Be Redesigned to Improve Care

Danish Kurani explores three ways hospitals can be redesigned to benefit both patients and doctors.

By Danish Kurani

Idaho Asks Supreme Court to Allow Near-Total Abortion Ban

If the Supreme Court weighs in, it would be the first time it would render a judgment on punishing abortion-providing doctors after Dobbs.

By Nik Popli

Racism's Effect on Black Youth Mental Health

Mental health system is not equipped to address the critical impact racism has on Black youth, writes Amanda Calhoun.

By Amanda Joy Calhoun

States Could Stop Kids From Losing Health Coverage

Children continue to be harmed by an error-prone Medicaid enrollment and renewal process, write Amanda Kaplan and Jeremy Barofsky.

By Amanda Kaplan and Jeremy Barofsky

Hospital at Home: Here to Stay?

Hospital-at-home programs nationwide are delivering inpatient-style care for serious medical issues within the comfort of one’s home.

By Lindsay Lyon

Preventing the Spread of Drug-Resistant TB

The world is mobilizing to prevent the spread of tuberculosis, which kills 1.5 million people a year.

By Anna Gordon

Vanderbilt Medical Center Turned Over Trans Patient Records

Some worry about the attorney general’s office would still have a comprehensive list of transgender patients.

By Anisha Kohli

How Nutrition Education for Doctors Is Evolving

Attitudes—and in some cases, curriculum—may be changing.

By Elizabeth Millard

More Than 70% of Americans Feel Failed by Health Care

In a new Harris Poll survey, cost was the most common criticism.

By Jamie Ducharme

DeSantis and Kennedy Could Boost Anti-Vaxxers

As the pandemic fades, the anti-vax movement is in a state of flux. By courting its members, 2024 contenders stand to spread dangerous anti-science conspiracies.

By Vera Bergengruen and Mini Racker

Millions of Americans Could Lose Medicaid: What to Know

During the pandemic, the yearly reapplication process for Medicaid was paused.

By Solcyré Burga

Doctors See the Wreckage of Gun Violence Every Day. We've Had Enough

Working on the frontlines of gun violence is traumatizing, write Dr. Joseph V. Sakran and Dr. Kimberly Davis.

By Dr. Joseph V. Sakran and Dr. Kimberly Davis

Why a Puppy Might Do More for My Patients Than I Can

Many of my patients know the limit of modern medicine. They need care and comfort.

By Farzon A. Nahvi
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