What We Can Learn From the Current Menopause Moment What We Can Learn From the Current Menopause Moment
At a time when the Trump administration is endangering women’s health, more than half the states, red and blue alike, have introduced menopause legislation.
Jul 14, 2026 / Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
When Will Cancer Stop Being “Our Fault”? When Will Cancer Stop Being “Our Fault”?
By placing the burden of maintaining one’s health on individuals, we obscure the broader environmental, political, genetic, and social forces that affect our well-being.
Jul 11, 2026 / Sara Black McCulloch
How Children Became a City’s Lead Detectors How Children Became a City’s Lead Detectors
In Milwaukee, a child’s blood test is too often the first housing inspection.
Jun 18, 2026 / Sarah Carr
Inside the Conference Where Conservative Women Let Loose Inside the Conference Where Conservative Women Let Loose
The mainstreaming of brazen sexism in the conservative movement left the attendees at Turning Point’s women’s summit looking for a soft place to land.
Jun 11, 2026 / Amy Littlefield
What a Week in the Hospital Showed Me About Our Broken Healthcare System What a Week in the Hospital Showed Me About Our Broken Healthcare System
My stay drove home one of the biggest problems facing us: a devastating shortage of primary care doctors.
Jun 5, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
Nurses Are the Backbone of US Healthcare—and They’re Getting Screwed Nurses Are the Backbone of US Healthcare—and They’re Getting Screwed
A recent hospital stay reminded me of the incredible work that nurses do. So why are we making it harder for them to do their jobs?
May 28, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
GLP-1s and the Limits of Knowing Better GLP-1s and the Limits of Knowing Better
I agreed with every political argument against weight-loss drugs. I took them anyway.
May 23, 2026 / Grace Ginsburg
The Hantavirus Is Also a Climate Warning The Hantavirus Is Also a Climate Warning
Higher temperatures, like this coming summer’s, bring more infectious diseases.
May 14, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Hantavirus Isn’t the Biggest Threat We’re Facing The Hantavirus Isn’t the Biggest Threat We’re Facing
The government’s destruction of our pandemic preparedness is.
May 13, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
The Rise of the Vichy Scientists The Rise of the Vichy Scientists
Too many scientists are willing to collaborate with Trumpism in the mistaken assumption that obedience will save their own necks.
May 1, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves