Health Care Archive
Archives for September 2021

Abortion, guns, regulation — conservatives are poised for a big year.


Why some people might need a booster shot right now — and some might not.

Why some people might need Covid-19 booster shots — and some might not.


Democrats can’t do much on health care if they don’t cut prescription drug costs.

A new law bans nearly all abortions in the state. Here’s what that looks like.

Labels like “nonessential” are getting in the way of urgent treatments and surgeries. There’s a better way.

Why we still can’t sleep, and what to do about it.


A Court that used to prize careful deliberation now seems to care more about making big change quickly.

Pandemic failures have sometimes led to deadly care rationing.


They probably are, but that doesn’t mean that a right-wing judiciary will uphold them.

The trial of Elizabeth Holmes, former CEO of Theranos, isn’t a reckoning for the tech industry.


How most of Europe caught up to — and then surpassed — the US in their Covid-19 vaccine drives.


Democrats plan to improve Medicare benefits as part of their reconciliation bill. But there’s a lot of work to do.

The Women’s Health Protection Act, explained.


The Court dealt a big blow to Roe v. Wade — and the rule of law.