Health and Disease

A close-up photo of the face of the Henrietta Lacks statue, with a hand on the statue's shoulder in the background.

The Immortal Life of Dr. Roland Pattillo The Immortal Life of Dr. Roland Pattillo

The man who preserved the legacy of medical hero Henrietta Lacks died in May, but big media missed the story. I couldn’t.

Sep 27, 2023 / Obituary / Joan Walsh

A courier collects HIV viral load samples at a rural health clinic in Zambezia. With funding from the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), CDC-Mozambique supports an efficient system to transport samples collected from the periphery to the testing laboratory.

Will the GOP’s Hard Right Dismantle PEPFAR? Will the GOP’s Hard Right Dismantle PEPFAR?

The AIDS relief program is helping to keep some 20 million people alive in Africa. Now a group of Republicans wants to sabotage it.

Sep 21, 2023 / James North

A black and white photo of two people handing out Narcan.

In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon

By passing Measure 110, Oregonians sought to begin undoing the harms caused by over 50 years of a failed War on Drugs. Those harms won’t be fixed overnight.

Sep 8, 2023 / Abdullah Shihipar, Alexandria Macmadu, and Brandon D.L. Marshall

AOC Was Right: Better Sunscreen Is Praxis AOC Was Right: Better Sunscreen Is Praxis

AOC's call for more effective sunscreen was met with derision—but it's a vital form of healthcare, especially for some of our most marginalized people.

Sep 8, 2023 / Faith Branch

photo of a sink with water that is not safe for drinking

A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic

And the officials in charge of fixing the situation seem more interested in privatization than accountability.

Sep 7, 2023 / Highlights / Makani Themba

President Joe Biden speaks at an event promoting lower healthcare costs in the East Room of the White House on August 29 in Washington, D.C.

Biden’s Bold Move on Drug Prices Gives the GOP Two Choices: Change the Subject, or Lie Biden’s Bold Move on Drug Prices Gives the GOP Two Choices: Change the Subject, or Lie

Not surprisingly, Trump opts for both.

Sep 1, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Welcome to the “You Do You” Pandemic Welcome to the “You Do You” Pandemic

The new Covid policy: Let them eat cake.

Sep 1, 2023 / Comment / Gregg Gonsalves

Where there was once water in abundance, there is now just the dry, cracked, exposed lake bed.

The Great Salt Lake Is Becoming Too Salty to Support Life The Great Salt Lake Is Becoming Too Salty to Support Life

From brine flies to brine shrimp to eared grebes to pronghorn and buffalo, the lake supports an exquisite ecosystem whose collapse is literally making people sick.

Aug 21, 2023 / Feature / Katharine S. Walter

What's With All the Swole Politicians? What's With All the Swole Politicians?

Everywhere you look, a politics guy is sharing an intense workout video. What is going on?

Aug 10, 2023 / Mathew Rodriguez

NIH Fellows United rally on the NIH main campus celebrating their union election filing with the FLRA on June 1.

NIH Scientists Want a Union NIH Scientists Want a Union

Faced with an organizing campaign by the United Auto Workers, the Biden administration is claiming that fellows at the National Institutes of Health—the people who do most of the a...

Aug 8, 2023 / Peter Lucas

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AOC Was Right: Better Sunscreen Is Praxis AOC Was Right: Better Sunscreen Is Praxis

A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic

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The Immortal Life of Dr. Roland Pattillo The Immortal Life of Dr. Roland Pattillo

Will the GOP’s Hard Right Dismantle PEPFAR? Will the GOP’s Hard Right Dismantle PEPFAR?

In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon

AOC Was Right: Better Sunscreen Is Praxis AOC Was Right: Better Sunscreen Is Praxis

A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic

Biden’s Bold Move on Drug Prices Gives the GOP Two Choices: Change the Subject, or Lie Biden’s Bold Move on Drug Prices Gives the GOP Two Choices: Change the Subject, or Lie

Welcome to the “You Do You” Pandemic Welcome to the “You Do You” Pandemic

The Great Salt Lake Is Becoming Too Salty to Support Life The Great Salt Lake Is Becoming Too Salty to Support Life

What's With All the Swole Politicians? What's With All the Swole Politicians?

NIH Scientists Want a Union NIH Scientists Want a Union