Nation Topics - Health | The Nation

The unanimous decision is a victory for patients, women, scientists, doctors, researchers and human kind.

The outcome will effect far more than just the genetic test for breast cancer.

It’s the height of hypocrisy: They call for repeal of the law but plead for its dollars on behalf of constituents.

With a two-seat gain while chair of the DSCC and a successful effort to get a budget through the Senate under her belt, Patty Murray has become a major force in the Senate.

This third-term governor is rethinking healthcare and education with holistic, community-based programs.

In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s well-intentioned exhortation for “every woman” to explore their risk of breast cancer, one company stands to make a staggering profit.

How Americans unwittingly entered—and become exposed to biohazards in—the greatest uncontrolled experiment ever launched.

Afflicted with a mental disorder, Carrie Mathison is an unlikely American hero, and seems a bad bet besides.

Director Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering tell The Nation what the military can do to prevent sexual assault.

Despite the fact that its "peacekeepers" brought cholera to Haiti, the UN is refusing to fund obvious solutions.