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Health By Tino Delamerced

Widespread screening catches more cases of depression. But follow-up care still falls far short

Health Tech By Mohana Ravindranath

As providers are accused of interfering with access to patient data, pressure builds on government to act

Health By Angus Chen

New research casts doubt on a cornerstone of thyroid cancer treatment

Health By Angus Chen

How often is breast cancer overdiagnosed? New research finds true cases far outweigh false alarms

Health Tech By Mohana Ravindranath

As states push their own privacy laws, health tech companies fear compliance nightmare

Health Tech By Mohana Ravindranath

As data sharing ramps up, health insurers wade into patient privacy debate

Health By Jared Whitlock

A mother, shaped by tragedy, embarks on a mission to advance custom medicines

Health By Angus Chen

Researchers label early CAR-T therapy patient ‘cured’ after living a decade without cancer

Health By Angus Chen

Could Pap smears one day help detect breast and ovarian cancers?

First Opinion By Jennifer Goldsack and Soujanya (Chinni) Pulluru

Break the stranglehold of the doctor-patient visit on health care innovation

First Opinion By Amanda Joy Calhoun

How Black hair racism affects mental health care

First Opinion By Christopher Hartnick

Using force crossed my mind when examining a defiant young patient. A short story made me take a breath

Health By Elizabeth Preston

Negative descriptors are more likely to appear in health records of Black patients, study finds

Health Tech By Casey Ross

In a battle over the future of U.S. health care, a question emerges: Is primary care scalable?

First Opinion By Howard Wolinsky

Active surveillance for prostate cancer: The gift that keeps on giving

First Opinion By Stacy Bratcher

The No Surprises Act: Beyond the emergency department, a silver lining of patient engagement

First Opinion By Christopher Hartnick

My son will be fine, she told the doctors, because he is the Lord God Jesus Christ

Special Report By Damian Garde

It’s the cardiovascular version of Alzheimer’s — and, for a biotech with a promising drug, it could be a windfall

The Pharmalot View By Ed Silverman

Take a deep breath: Asthma drug study failed to include Black and Puerto Rican children who could benefit most

First Opinion By Michael L. Millenson

It’s time to open up health care’s secret analytics

Health By Sara Cravatts

Patients and doctors are clashing about side effects of hormonal birth control

Health By Elizabeth Cooney

Cancer patients hope infusions might enhance protection against Covid

First Opinion By Mark Prather

Lessons from the inverted paradiddle can help telehealth move forward

First Opinion By Christopher J. Wells

Personalized medicine goes far beyond genetics

First Opinion By Juhan Sonin, Annie Lakey Becker and Kim Nipp

It’s time for individuals — not doctors or companies — to own their health data

Health By Nicholas St. Fleur and Eric Boodman

STAT+ Conversation: Pain and Promise: Examining a fibromyalgia blood test

A STAT Investigation By Eric Boodman

Selling certainty: In a sea of skeptics, this physician was one of fibromyalgia patients' few true allies. Or was he?

Health By Angus Chen

Black women die earlier and more often of breast cancer. Should they be screened sooner?

Health Tech By Erin Brodwin

A new startup ventures to make its mark in the virtual primary care market