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First Opinion Christopher Hartnick

‘Whose life do I prioritize?’ A choice no parent wants to make

Health Isabella Cueto

There’s nothing simple about chronic conditions. A complexity researcher has some ideas to improve care

Special Report Usha Lee McFarling

‘So much more to do’: A hospital system’s campaign to confront racism — and resistance to change — makes early strides

Health Isabella Cueto

‘A golden age’: Long neglected in medicine, rare kidney diseases see a surge in research

Health Associated Press

Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in U.S.

Politics Rachel Cohrs

Cancer patient who devoted six years to drug pricing reform isn’t done yet

Hospitals Edward Chen

Access to trauma care is improving across the country, but progress remains uneven

In the Lab Edward Chen

With the help of a sticky, stretchy material, scientists design a continuous ultrasound system

Health Tech Casey Ross

Top IQVIA lawyer declines to discuss Experian relationship, but pledges Americans’ medical secrets are safe

A STAT Investigation Casey Ross

Internal documents show privacy lapses at a data powerhouse that holds health records and consumer information on millions of Americans

Health Elissa Welle

Daily Vitamin D supplements don’t lower risk of bone fractures, study finds

Politics Edward Chen

‘Critically important work’: Adm. Rachel Levine on efforts to combat gender-based discrimination in health care

A STAT Investigation Olivia Goldhill

Encouraged by right-wing doctor groups, desperate patients turn to ivermectin for long Covid

Health Bob Herman

Collateral damage of the Fed’s interest rate hikes: People who put medical bills on credit cards

Health Tech Tara Bannow

Amazon has big ambitions in primary care. One Medical is just the latest piece of its plan

Health Elizabeth Cooney

‘There’s no one long Covid’: Experts struggle to make sense of the continuing mystery

Health Tech Mohana Ravindranath, Casey Ross and Bob Herman

5 burning questions about Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical

Health Edward Chen

As diabetes during pregnancy grows more common, experts point to a need for preventive care

Health Theresa Gaffney

At a 988 call center, volunteers embrace a new number while providing familiar hope

Health Elissa Welle

FDA approves first at-home therapy for skin repigmentation in vitiligo patients

First Opinion Hoangmai Pham and Michael O. Leavitt

Empower primary care with adequate payments and technology

Health Tech Katie Palmer

One health system’s six-year odyssey to meet its patients’ needs outside the clinic

Health Elissa Welle

They blazed a trail by having their brains linked to computers. Now they want to help shape the field’s future

Special Report Eric Boodman

In the label ‘adult failure to thrive,’ medicine reveals its own failures

Biotech Jason Mast

Beyond a CRISPR treatment’s encouraging results, some scientists see a need for more data on risk

First Opinion A. Ian Wong

The accuracy of pulse oximeters shouldn’t depend on a person’s skin color

Health Eric Boodman

In a doctor’s suspicion after a miscarriage, a glimpse of expanding medical mistrust

Health Katherine Gilyard

Placebo response reveals unconscious bias among white patients toward female, Black physicians

First Opinion Wylecia Wiggs Harris and Tom Cox

A national patient ID is essential for patient safety