Global Regulation of Essential Medicines Is a Dangerous Mess
A chaotic system for regulating drugs leaves the world exposed [...]
A Performance Review for President Biden
Readers assess Joe Biden’s accomplishments and shortcomings. Also: Drug price [...]
How to Make Health Care Cheaper and Better
To help patients and reduce costs, the U.S. health care [...]
The Promise and Risk of Biden’s War on Drug Prices
Lowering the prices of vital drugs is worthwhile, but innovation [...]
Narcan Available for Over-the-Counter Purchase: What to Know
The overdose-reversal drug should be more widely available, health experts [...]
Opioid Settlement Money Is Being Spent on Police Cars and Overtime
As states and counties spend the first wave of billions [...]
Portland’s Struggle to Solve Its Homeless Crisis
Responses to a story about the challenge to Portland’s “progressive [...]
Patients Are Being Crushed by Health Care Bureaucracy
A quarter of insured adults report delayed or missed medical [...]
F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
The move could significantly expand access to contraception. The pill [...]
Antibiotic Shortage Could Fuel Rise in Syphilis Rates
The primary drug used to treat the sexually transmitted infection [...]