Health

What the Republican Health-Care Holdouts Want

A look at the varied and even contradictory changes that GOP senators are seeking in exchange for their votes

• Russell Berman
• 4:15 PM ET

The Advantages of Autistic Employees

A consulting firm recruits people on the spectrum for their focus and problem-solving skills, but some adjustments are required.

• Olga Khazan
• 12:18 PM ET

Senate Republicans Put Off Health-Care Vote

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell bowed to mounting opposition and abandoned a vote planned for this week on legislation to overhaul Obamacare.

• Russell Berman
• Jun 27, 2017

Good Health Never Lasts

The Republican health-care plan is especially bad for the elderly—which means it’s especially bad for everyone.

• Adrienne LaFrance
• Jun 27, 2017

Making Babies, No Sex Necessary

One professor claims that future humans will be made from skin cells and prescreened for things like hair color and sex.

• Emma Green
• Jun 27, 2017

A Clever New Way to Predict Next Year's Flu

A study suggests an unusual strategy to make vaccines more effective.

• Sarah Zhang
• Jun 27, 2017

Planned Parenthood Still Believes It Can Win the Culture Wars

Cecile Richards says the organization will not spin off its abortion services, even though Congress is threatening to cut off a portion of the group’s funding.

• Emma Green
• Jun 27, 2017

Psychics Who Hear Voices Could Be On to Something

The ways some “healthy voice hearers” cope might be able to help people with psychotic disorders.

• Joseph Frankel
• Jun 27, 2017

A New Penalty for the Uninsured in the GOP Health-Care Bill

Republicans would lock people out of coverage for six months if they go without insurance under a provision added to the Senate proposal on Monday.

• Russell Berman
• Jun 26, 2017

How to Talk to Anti-Vaxers

Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on persuading anti-vaxers, predicting the next outbreak, and working with Trump.

• Olga Khazan
• Jun 26, 2017

A Doctor's Plan to End Patriarchy

Advocating for access to safe abortions, Willie Parker decided to attack the root of the problem.

• James Hamblin
• Jun 25, 2017

HHS Secretary Defies Trump on Ebola Travel Ban

Trump advocated shutting infected Americans out of the country during the 2014 outbreak. But Tom Price praised Obama’s response and said the U.S. has a moral responsibility to care for its health volunteers abroad.

• Julie Beck
• Jun 25, 2017

HHS Secretary: The Congressional Budget Office Is ‘Not Accurate’

Tom Price questioned the ability of the agency to estimate the number of people who would lose health insurance under Congress’s Obamacare repeal-and-replace plan.

• Julie Beck
• Jun 25, 2017

'Of All the Categories of Fake News, Health News Is the Worst'

Misinformation about well-being is particularly rife, and particularly dangerous.

• Julie Beck
• Jun 25, 2017

Most People Identify as Huggers, Rarely Hug

On the basic social disconnection that underlies addiction

• James Hamblin
• Jun 24, 2017

To Remember Random Errands, Turn Them Into a Story

A memory trick that plays on the human brain’s innate desire for narrative.

• Julie Beck
• Jun 24, 2017

How a Chicago Program Cut Violent Arrests in Half

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy thinks emotional well-being can help reduce gun deaths.

• Olga Khazan
• Jun 24, 2017

The Church of CrossFit

Gyms and other secular communities are starting to fill spiritual and social needs for many nonreligious people.

• Julie Beck
• Jun 24, 2017