Health
Trump Plan Would Tie Some Drug Prices to What Peer Nations Pay
The president announced an executive order aimed at lowering U.S. drug costs, revisiting an idea that was blocked in court during his first term.
Why Patients Are Being Forced to Switch to a 2nd-Choice Obesity Drug
CVS Caremark decided to stop offering Zepbound in favor of Wegovy for weight loss. It’s the latest example of limits imposed by insurance that disrupt treatments for patients.
What to Know About the Hepatitis A Outbreak in L.A. County
A highly contagious liver infection is surging among groups who are not typically at risk. At least seven people have died.
Local Officials Brace for Loss of Disaster Preparedness Funding
The C.D.C. delivered $750 million annually to state and local health departments for emergency work. The program was eliminated in the Trump administration’s budget blueprint.
Migrants Are Skipping Medical Care, Fearing ICE, Doctors Say
Since President Trump announced plans for mass deportations and rescinded protections for hospitals and clinics, health care facilities have seen a jump in no-shows.
Scientists Hail This Medical Breakthrough. A Political Storm Could Cripple It.
Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to ban them and the government is cutting funding.
Trump Has Called for More Babies but Dismissed Fertility Experts
The research team studying how to improve I.V.F. was a casualty of cutbacks at federal health agencies.
UnitedHealth’s Move to End Cyberattack Loan Lifeline Upsets Medical Providers
The company lent roughly $9 billion to practices affected by a vast cyberattack on its payment systems last year. Medical practices are now suing the health care colossus, saying it is pressuring them to repay funds.
Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health
More than $800 million in N.I.H. grants canceled as of early May — nearly half of those terminated to date — covered the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found.
Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak
A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults.