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Visiting a doctor is easier when the appointment can take place from home. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has become a common option for many patients. For routine visits, it can lower costs,

Affordability is shaping up to be the defining issue of the 2026 midterm elections. In swing states and battleground districts, voters consistently rank the cost of living, and prescription drug price ...

The United States has long led the world in medical innovation. In cancer care, that progress has produced treatments that are more targeted and increasingly capable of treating disease while protecti ...

Democratic candidates and activists appear all-in on "Medicare for All." Many supporters of the idea envision a nationwide universal healthcare system that would be financed primarily by i ...

The Food and Drug Administration cleared two more Alzheimer's blood tests last month, the latest sign of how quickly Alzheimer's science is accelerating.But my career in Washington has tau ...

In 1970, a middle-aged American man's first sign of heart disease was, all too often, his last. Today, the same man walks into my office feeling fine, and I can tell him, with real precision, how lik ...

When Dr. Heidi Overton appears before the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing to become FDA commissioner, senators should ask her a simple question: What should the FDA do when its ow ...

For several years now, Americans have been awaiting accountability for the missteps in the name of battling COVID-19 and the fraudulent information used to justify a number of actions. Unfortunately,

Overdose deaths have inflicted a terrible toll on American families and communities. For years, the trend line seemed relentlessly grim. That is beginning to change. Overdose fatalities fell 26.2% fro ...

Pharmaceuticals cost more in America than in any other developed nation. But copying Europe's price controls with Most Favored Nation pricing (MFN) will not fix that problem. Washington should i ...