Health Care

Health experts share what gives them hope for improving health for all

Both Trump and Harris pledge to make drug prices affordable and health care accessible. Here’s how their policies differ

The presidential candidates have vastly divergent records on and plans for protecting access to reproductive health care, including abortion and IVF

A study reports higher prevalence of eating disorders among people with polycystic ovary syndrome, regardless of their body mass index.

In the U.S. in the early 1960s the distributor of a thalidomide drug was impatient to get it on the market. But FDA medical examiner Frances Oldham Kelsey wanted more information to prove its safety

The FDA recently approved three sickle cell drugs, and dozens more are in development

Sickle cell disease causes severe pain that’s hard to treat, but researchers are finding new ways to offer relief

Increased funding and new public health policies for sickle cell research are needed to ease the burden on low-income nations and improve patient care

These sickle cell researchers and advocates are driving change from labs to global stages, transforming lives in the process.

Starting with her rejection of an FDA application for thalidomide in 1960, physician and pharmacist Frances Oldham Kelsey took a stand against the now infamous drug

“Prescribing” community resources and activities, like art classes and cycling groups, can improve our health and our health care

As Democrats convene in Chicago to make official their presidential and vice presidential nominees, Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz together are raising the prominence of health care as a 2024 election issue