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Health Care Archive

Archives for September 2021

9 high-stakes issues SCOTUS will take up this term
Politics

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

By Ian Millhiser
Covid-19
The new guidelines for Covid-19 booster shots, explainedThe new guidelines for Covid-19 booster shots, explained
Covid-19

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

By Dylan Scott
Does everybody need a booster shot?
Covid-19

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

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Democrats desperately need to cut drug pricesDemocrats desperately need to cut drug prices
Politics

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

By Dylan Scott
What it’s like to seek an abortion in Texas right now
Politics

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

By Anna North
It’s time to stop describing lifesaving health care as “elective”
Politics

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

By Andréa Becker
The pandemic has created a nation of insomniacs
Politics

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

By Anna North
Politics
The Supreme Court is drunk on its own powerThe Supreme Court is drunk on its own power
Politics

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

By Ian Millhiser
Americans are dying because no hospital will take them
Covid-19

Pandemic failures have sometimes led to deadly care rationing.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Are Biden’s new vaccine requirements legal?Are Biden’s new vaccine requirements legal?
Politics

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

By Ian Millhiser
Silicon Valley wants you to know Theranos isn’t Silicon Valley
Technology

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

By Rebecca Heilweil
Covid-19
The US was a world leader in vaccination. What went wrong?The US was a world leader in vaccination. What went wrong?
Covid-19

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

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Medicare’s benefits are full of holes — and patients keep falling throughMedicare’s benefits are full of holes — and patients keep falling through
Politics

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

By Dylan Scott
Democrats have a high-risk, high-reward plan to save Roe v. Wade
Politics

The Women’s Health Protection Act, explained.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The staggering implications of the Supreme Court’s anti-abortion rulingThe staggering implications of the Supreme Court’s anti-abortion ruling
Politics

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

By Ian Millhiser