Health and Disease

A man protests Trump’s effort to strangle the Affordable Care Act in 2017.

The Battle to Protect Healthcare Will Define the Second Trump Era The Battle to Protect Healthcare Will Define the Second Trump Era

Behind the language of “spending offsets” lies a stark reality: over $3 trillion in cuts that would reshape Americans’ access to healthcare.

Feb 12, 2025 / Pat Dennis

Donald Trump speaks to the press upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 2, 2025.

Trump Already Has Blood on His Hands Trump Already Has Blood on His Hands

The president is taking a chain saw to our public health infrastructure—and people will die as a result.

Feb 10, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

The US ambassador to Uganda, Natalie A. Brown, visits the PEPFAR-supported National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services facility in Kampala, Uganda.

Will Trump End the Most Successful Foreign-Aid Program in US History? Will Trump End the Most Successful Foreign-Aid Program in US History?

The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief is in danger of being shuttered. The decision could kill hundreds of thousands of people and kickstart an epidemic.

Jan 30, 2025 / James North

A wheel loader tips dead turkeys into a container, killed due to an outbreak of bird flu in Baden-Württemberg, Ilshofen, on January 15, 2025.

How Will the Bird Flu Affect the Trump Presidency? How Will the Bird Flu Affect the Trump Presidency?

Bird flu has already proven a disaster for humans and animals alike. And it could get far worse.

Jan 30, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the February 2025 Issue Letters From the February 2025 Issue

Systemic failure… Industry capture…

Jan 14, 2025 / Our Readers

Disability advocates rally at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York, on February 14. 2024.

The Labor Crisis Putting People With Disabilities at Risk The Labor Crisis Putting People With Disabilities at Risk

The workers who care for people with disabilities are underpaid, overwhelmed, and increasingly leaving the field. Advocates say action is desperately needed to stem the tide.

Jan 10, 2025 / Isabel Ruehl

Medical Technology Makes Doctors Less Skillful. Should You Care?

Medical Technology Makes Doctors Less Skillful. Should You Care? Medical Technology Makes Doctors Less Skillful. Should You Care?

Technological advances are transforming medicine, but it may be making your physician less creative.

Dec 30, 2024 / Zoya Qureshi

Representative Kay Granger during a news conference with other Republican members of the House of Representatives at the Capitol on July 21, 2020.

Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government

The corridors of power increasingly resemble a nursing home—if not a hospice.

Dec 27, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Good Neighbor Policy: Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro chat during an exposition game between the Cuban national team and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Havana on March 22, 2016.

Biden’s Legacy on Cuba Biden’s Legacy on Cuba

On the 10th anniversary of Obama’s opening, the outgoing president should take immediate action because it is good for the US, good for the Cuban people—and the right thing to do....

Dec 17, 2024 / Peter Kornbluh

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. speaks.

RFK Jr. Is Giving Infectious Diseases a Promotional Tour RFK Jr. Is Giving Infectious Diseases a Promotional Tour

We nearly eradicated polio with a vaccine in the 1950’s. But the probable new leader of the HHS has plans that will bring back such life-threatening illnesses.

Dec 17, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

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