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An American got sick in Taiwan. He came back with a tale of the ‘horrors of socialized medicine.’

F.D.A. says Canadian Company, CanaRx, Sells Unsafe Medicines to U.S. Buyers

FDA warns Canadian drug distributor about sending ‘unsafe’ drugs to U.S.

New story in Science and Health from TIME: This Weekend’s SpaceX Launch Will Be a Huge Step Towards Crewed Flights

The Health 202: There are silent skeptics of Jayapal's Medicare-for-all measure

The Health 202: Congress could have been tougher on drug executives

The Health 202: 'There is no story I think they can tell that would justify the price increases.'

Anti-vaxxers face backlash as measles cases surge

FDA takes fresh look at whether opioids are effective for chronic pain

The Health 202: Drug executives may have to defend these expensive medicines to Congress

How to stay up-to-date on medical scams, quackery, deadly treatments

Are all those medical screening tests really necessary?

After hitting ‘rock bottom,’ some addicts and alcoholics find a road to recovery

High syphilis rates linked to drug use, CDC report says

Why crying over a terminal patient made me a better doctor

For older people who stay in their homes, help is needed but often is inadequate.

Sorry, ER patients. People with elective procedures get the hospital beds first.

Big Number: Diet drinks linked to 23 percent increase in stroke risk in women

‘Every 30 seconds another alarm is going off’: Neonatal ICUs can take their toll on parents

Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ is a lie

New story in Science and Health from TIME: Weeks After Trump’s Pledge to End HIV in the U.S., Report Shows Progress Has Stalled

Lawmaker promoting anti-vaxx bill suggests measles can be treated with antibiotics. (It can’t.)

A woman was shot at close range, but it was her underwire bra that nearly killed her

Selma Blair Discusses Multiple Sclerosis, and Many Hear Their Own Story

‘Executing Babies’: Here Are the Facts Behind Trump’s Misleading Abortion Tweet

When the Bully is the Boss

New story in Science and Health from TIME: ‘You Can’t Push the Land Too Hard.’ How Mapping the Grand Canyon Shaped a Vision of Climate Trouble to Come

A smoker wrote his own obituary to stop others: ‘Quit — now — your life depends on it’

Pinterest Restricts Vaccine Search Results to Curb Spread of Misinformation

UnitedHealth Loses Case to the Health Venture Begun by Amazon, Berkshire-Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase

Trump administration bars family planning clinics that provide abortion referrals from $286 million program

New story in Science and Health from TIME: A Japanese Spacecraft Has Landed on an Asteroid to Look for Clues on Origins of Life

Sackler Testimony Appears to Conflict With Federal Investigation

New story in Science and Health from TIME: A Tortoise Species That Was Feared Extinct Was Found in the Galapagos

Teenagers Say Depression and Anxiety Are Major Issues Among Their Peers

Measles Outbreak: Your Questions Answered

New story in Science and Health from TIME: How a Harry Potter Quiz Gave Back to Science

FDA warns consumers against ‘young blood’ plasma infusions for dementia, PTSD and other conditions

Kaiser Permanente’s New Medical School Will Waive Tuition for Its First 5 Classes

Embryo ‘Adoption’ Is Growing, but It’s Getting Tangled in the Abortion Debate

New story in Science and Health from TIME: How to Watch the Super Snow Moon, the Biggest Supermoon of 2019

At least 20 abortion cases are steps from the U.S. Supreme Court. Any one could gut Roe v. Wade.

A Tree Grows in — Well, You Don’t Want to Know

Dialysis Is a Way of Life for Many Older Patients. Maybe It Shouldn’t Be.

Democrats call on Trump administration to delay Title X family planning rule, citing ‘serious concerns’

New story in Science and Health from TIME: ‘Climate Change Is Forever.’ Thousands of British Schoolchildren Walk Out in Environmental Protest

New story in Science and Health from TIME: A Fresco of Narcissus Has Been Discovered Among the Ruins of Pompeii

They’ve Taken America’s Temperature — and It’s Running High

‘Bring back our #ChildHoodDiseases:’ White House communications director’s wife criticizes vaccines

Breast surgeons say all breast cancer patients should be offered genetic testing