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Most new drugs released in the U.S. are the product of 15-year development projects that cost billions and frequently result in failure. An... Read More

Charts and history lessons—across culture, politics, AI, economics, health, science, and the long story of progress. Read More

Families across America are feeling squeezed - and the culprits are seemingly all around. The prices... Read More

Democratic leaders have given Republicans an ultimatum on support for federal funding to avoid a government shutdown. Read More

Read what the White House is reading about a possible war on Alzheimer’s. Read More

Health experts breathed a sigh of relief as members of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine panel... Read More

In his opening remarks, committee chair Martin Kulldorff defended the group against critics who say it leans toward anti-vaccine views. Read More

Unlike measles or polio vaccines, which last a lifetime, the flu virus mutates constantly, so we need a new shot every year. This year’s... Read More

With health costs rising and outcomes worsening, some analysts and lawmakers are proposing big changes. Read More

Recent groundbreaking reports highlight our newfound potential to prevent diseases. Read More

Ultra-processed foods have become a primary scapegoat for nearly every conceivable health problem. When researchers cannot explain the cause... Read More

Stanford faculty member George Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D. named Director of Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Read More

"The people that control the journals, in particular the editors, often have an interest in promoting a narrative," says Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Read More

Seed oils have become the most recent food to avoid. Despite being a staple in every diet and having significant economic value to the U.S.,... Read More

Nicotine vaping continues to outperform FDA-approved smoking cessation therapies in well-designed studies, including a new clinical trial... Read More

Yes, Americans are aging and are using more health care, but we can’t have a labor force of nursing home attendants and home health... Read More

Dr. George Tidmarsh, physician, scientist, and biotech CEO, joins Jerry Rogers on "The Business of America" podcast to discuss the risks... Read More

The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) contains the most substantial conservative reforms to federal health care programs of any legislation in... Read More

We talk a lot about the cost of medicine, the rising costs of Medicaid and Medicare and entitlements. Polling shows that health care remains... Read More