Health Care
Stories from the front lines of health care
Health affects all of us. Our daily reporting covers aspects of health, community, economy, international relations, and social justice relative to the health care.
Health Care
Study: Anti-Trans Laws Are Dangerous
We need to protect the trans and nonbinary people in our lives. Read more
Oct 11, 2024
A Long, Hot Summer Lockdown
The mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. prisons caused a nightmarish landscape of disease and death. Read more
Oct 4, 2024
Mental Health Treatment Continues to be Stigmatized
Nearly sixteen years after the passage of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, we’re still fighting for fair mental health coverage. Read more
Sep 27, 2024
Brett Favre’s Last Shot
Athlete’s Parkinson’s diagnosis revealed during Congressional testimony. Read more
Sep 25, 2024
We Can’t Fix Health Care If We’re Not Talking About It
The U.S. is the only industrialized country that doesn't provide universal health care. Our leaders need to address that—and make coverage more accessible. Read more
Sep 10, 2024
I Never Thought Polio Would Come Back
Israel’s assault on Gaza has brought the disease back, decades after it was nearly eradicated. Read more
Sep 10, 2024
Medicaid Unwinding Unfairly Puts Patients at Risk
Without Medicaid, patients like me are forced to make drastic health care decisions. And as an estimated seventeen million people get cut from the program, many patients may abruptly become unable to access regular chronic disease treatments. Read more
Aug 26, 2024