By ABBY GOODNOUGH
Consistent health care coverage for addicts, not a lump sum in the form of grants, is what’s needed to help stem the opioid epidemic, addiction specialists say.
Published: June 29, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN
Dr. Jerome M. Adams was appointed health commissioner by Vice President Mike Pence when he was governor, and helped address an H.I.V. outbreak there.
Published: June 28, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By JAN HOFFMAN
Around the country, clinics that serve immigrants report seeing fewer patients since the Trump administration issued broad deportation orders.
Published: June 25, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Sexual activity declined among adolescents in the 1990s, and rates have remained low. Still, teenagers in the United States are more likely to become pregnant than those in other western countries.
Published: June 25, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By GINA KOLATA
Thousands of patients may receive incorrect cancer diagnoses each year because of biopsy mix-ups. New technology can help prevent the mistakes — if pathologists adopt it.
Published: June 25, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
The President’s Malaria Initiative, started in 2005, has saved 1.7 million children in Africa for only $500 million a year, a new study finds.
Published: June 25, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By FERRIS JABR
While bacteria has long been associated with disorders like acne and eczema, scientists are now fighting back with friendly members of the skin’s microbiome.
Published: June 25, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By JORDAN RAU
Medicaid, targeted by Republicans’ health care bills, pays for most of the 1.4 million elderly people in nursing homes. Cutbacks to the program may limit their care.
Published: June 23, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By JORDAN RAU
Medicaid, targeted by Republicans’ health care bill, pays for most of the 1.4 million elderly people in nursing homes, some of whom do not know they are on it.
Published: June 23, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By REED ABELSON
Republicans and President Trump have said a new health law would make it easier and more affordable to get care. But the opposite may be true.
Published: June 22, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH and KATE ZERNIKE
One of the biggest flash points in the debate over Republican health care legislation is the future of Medicaid. Here are some basic facts about the 52-year-old program.
Published: June 22, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By KATIE THOMAS
The case of Exondys 51 poses emotionally charged issues for families of young boys with a rare illness, who are fighting companies to get coverage for an expensive drug approved on a lower bar of proof.
Published: June 21, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The highest court of the European Union ruled Wednesday that courts can consider whether a vaccination led to someone developing an illness even when there is no scientific proof.
Published: June 20, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By REED ABELSON
Facing Wednesday’s deadline to file plans for the federal marketplace, several insurers are ambivalent about staying, and premiums are also likely to be higher.
Published: June 20, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Teen vaping, which has been skyrocketing, fell dramatically last year in the United States.
Published: June 18, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By SHEILA KAPLAN and KATIE THOMAS
A draft of an executive order obtained by The Times appears to give the drug industry what it wants with no guarantee that consumer costs will fall.
Published: June 19, 2017 at 08:00PM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH
Americans who earn too much to qualify for premium assistance could face double-digit rate increases if the government stops making cost-sharing payments.
Published: June 19, 2017 at 08:00PM
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