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France held back the far right. No one knows what’s next.
The fight to fund Gavi, the international vaccine fund, explained.
The UK is getting a new government. What is it promising to do?
Americans are confronting a whole new reality of patchwork abortion access after the Dobbs decision.
What is the wet bulb temperature? And why is it so important?
The decision is unanimous, but it leaves open two routes Republicans could take to pull mifepristone from the market.
MDMA looked like it was on a fast track for PTSD treatment. Now, an FDA committee is advising otherwise.
Ozempic has become hugely popular. Researchers are racing to learn more about what it does to us.
Longevity research may not let us live forever — but it could still make our lives better in smaller ways.
A post-Covid pandemic treaty was supposed to be a breakthrough. Instead, it looks like a disappointment.
A shocking new study suggests medical debt relief didn’t do much to improve patients’ finances or health.
How conspiring doctors, questionable tonics, and twisted patriotism led to the 1864 Arizona abortion ban that has finally been repealed.
A federal law requires hospitals to provide abortions when necessary to prevent serious health consequences. The justices could neutralize that law.
The lawsuit challenging mifepristone should have never been heard by any court.
A new study highlights why accurate medical data matters so much.
With courts coming for abortion and IVF, it’s hard not to wonder what the Supreme Court will go after next.
Some actually good news about Americans’ abortion access.
From choosing the right therapist to figuring out how to pay.
Israel’s raid on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis might break international humanitarian law.
States prepare to use Medicaid for rental assistance for the first time.
Opioid addiction doesn’t get as many headlines as it used to, but the crisis is as bad as ever. It doesn’t have to be.
The pharmaceutical supply chain is broken, but if you’re facing a drug shortage, you have more power than you think.
You’re likelier than ever to get care from a physician assistant or nurse practitioner. Here’s what you need to know.
The lifesaving revolution in widespread medical testing for infants.
A ‘day in the life’ at the end of a life
Suicides are up among Black adolescents. Sherry Molock, a clinical psychologist and ordained minister, believes Black churches could be their salvation.
Despite big changes to the migraine playbook, many people aren’t getting adequate treatment.
The Court blocked a lower court order enforcing a federal law that protects patients who require medically necessary abortions.
The justices will decide whether to ban mifepristone, a drug used in half of US abortions.
The court’s opinion reads like something out of Franz Kafka, or maybe something out of Jim Crow.
Ten states have uninsured rates below 5 percent. What are they doing right?
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter have drawn attention to the benefits of hospice care. But it’s not serving everyone well.
What good is a miraculous vaccine if nobody wants to take it?
While attention is rightly focused on the catastrophe in Gaza, millions elsewhere are suffering — and the world doesn’t seem to care.
A crisis of confusion is making health care more expensive for many Americans.
From the politics of US health care to assistance for selecting a Medicare Advantage plan.
The broken US health care system is a long-term barrier to Beyfortus access.
Trying to figure out how to pick a health plan? Wondering why the health care system is so complicated? Vox senior correspondent Dylan Scott answers your questions.
Every year, picking a health plan is a frustrating guessing game. Here’s how to navigate your choices — and understand the system that built them.
More than half of seniors will sign up for a private version of Medicare this open enrollment. What happened?