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AI is impersonating human therapists. Can it be stopped?AI is impersonating human therapists. Can it be stopped?
Future Perfect

Exclusive: California has a new plan to put chatbots in their place.

By Sigal Samuel
The Trump administration is already hurting trans kidsThe Trump administration is already hurting trans kids
Politics

What two new executive orders mean for trans youth.

By Anna North
It’s about to get harder to find your prescription drugs
Future Perfect

America is finally seeing fewer drug shortages. But Trump’s tariffs could reverse that progress.

By Dylan Scott
The astonishing conflict of interest haunting RFK Jr.’s health secretary nominationThe astonishing conflict of interest haunting RFK Jr.’s health secretary nomination
Health Care

Sowing doubt about vaccines has earned him millions — and could keep paying out.

By Dylan Scott
How America went MAHAHow America went MAHA
Audio
Today, Explained podcast

What’s making Americans sick, according to a top RFK Jr. adviser.

By Miles Bryan and Noel King
This obscure budget procedure could be Trump’s biggest weaponThis obscure budget procedure could be Trump’s biggest weapon
Trump 2.0, explained

How Trump could attempt to cut Medicaid, school funding, and more — without Congress.

By Dylan Matthews
Americans are ditching traditional health care for something cheaper — and riskierAmericans are ditching traditional health care for something cheaper — and riskier
The Vox guide to using your benefits

An obscure health insurance alternative is seeing tremendous growth. But there’s a catch.

By Dylan Scott
How weight-loss drugs ended the era of “lifestyle changes”How weight-loss drugs ended the era of “lifestyle changes”
Audio
Health

Ozempic is changing the way we think about diet and exercise.

By Jolie Myers
A new Supreme Court case seeks to make it harder to get screened for cancerA new Supreme Court case seeks to make it harder to get screened for cancer
Supreme Court

Becerra v. Braidwood Management threatens to make your health insurance worse.

By Ian Millhiser
The most important questions to ask when picking a health care plan
Even Better

Choosing health insurance in the US is notoriously difficult. Let this guide help.

By Allie Volpe
The Vox guide to using your benefitsThe Vox guide to using your benefits
Policy

Understanding your health insurance benefits can seem like an impossible puzzle. Here’s your guide to getting the most out of them.

By Libby Nelson
The Supreme Court’s new abortion case should be an easy win for Planned ParenthoodThe Supreme Court’s new abortion case should be an easy win for Planned Parenthood
Supreme Court

Although nothing is ever certain in this Supreme Court.

By Ian Millhiser
American doctors hate the health care system almost as much as you doAmerican doctors hate the health care system almost as much as you do
Future Perfect

How being a doctor in America compares to other countries.

By Dylan Scott
How UnitedHealthcare became the face of a broken health care systemHow UnitedHealthcare became the face of a broken health care system
Audio
Today, Explained podcast

Luigi Mangione was charged with murdering a health care CEO. The internet responded with a flood of support.

By Miranda Kennedy and Sean Rameswaram
The slippery appeal of RFK Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement
Policy

Everybody loves MAHA — because nobody knows what it really is.

By Keren Landman, MD
The deep roots of Americans’ hatred of their health care system
Future Perfect

The industry’s blame game will not end the US national health care nightmare.

By Dylan Scott
A big insurer backed off its plan to pay less for anesthesia. That’s bad.A big insurer backed off its plan to pay less for anesthesia. That’s bad.
Policy

What the fight between Anthem and anesthesiologists was really about.

By Eric Levitz
The stunning success of vaccines in America, in one chartThe stunning success of vaccines in America, in one chart
Future Perfect

America, before and after vaccines.

By Dylan Scott
Health care costs could spike for millions of familiesHealth care costs could spike for millions of families
Policy

America’s fragmented safety net makes it easy for cuts to go unnoticed.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Trump didn’t gut foreign aid last time. This time could be different.Trump didn’t gut foreign aid last time. This time could be different.
Trump 2.0, explained

What Trump’s return could mean for the global poor.

By Dylan Matthews
Trump proposed big Medicaid and food stamp cuts. Can he pass them?Trump proposed big Medicaid and food stamp cuts. Can he pass them?
Trump 2.0, explained

What Trump’s return means for America’s poor people.

By Dylan Matthews
Republicans are serious about cutting people’s health careRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health care
2024 Elections

Donald Trump’s election could allow the GOP to gut Medicaid and protections for preexisting conditions.

By Dylan Scott
Zika is still spreading. Why don’t we have a vaccine yet?Zika is still spreading. Why don’t we have a vaccine yet?
Future Perfect

Preventing the disease can improve the quality of life for thousands.

By Jess Craig
The profit-obsessed monster destroying American emergency rooms
Health Care

Private equity decimated emergency care in the United States — without you even noticing.

By Keren Landman, MD
Why is US health care like this?Why is US health care like this?
Explain It to Me

America unintentionally built a health care system that is hard to fix.

By Dylan Scott
The world’s spending to fight global lead poisoning just doubledThe world’s spending to fight global lead poisoning just doubled
Future Perfect

1.5 million people die from lead exposure a year. This new global partnership could change that.

By Dylan Matthews
Kamala Harris and Oprah humanized the consequences of state abortion bansKamala Harris and Oprah humanized the consequences of state abortion bans
Abortion

Harris and Winfrey spoke to the family of Amber Thurman, who died after doctors delayed abortion-related care.

By Ellen Ioanes
Trump’s health care plan exposes the truth about his “populism”Trump’s health care plan exposes the truth about his “populism”
Trump 2.0, explained

The Republican ticket is taking on Big Cancer Patient.

By Eric Levitz
The moral case for paying kidney donorsThe moral case for paying kidney donors
Future Perfect

Kidney donors save lives. Why aren’t we compensated for it?

By Dylan Matthews
Is my dentist scamming me?Is my dentist scamming me?
Audio
Explain It to Me

How insurance treats dentistry different from medicine — and makes things weird.

By Jonquilyn Hill
What are ultra-processed foods and why are they bad for you?
The Highlight

From granola bars to chips, more studies are revealing that UPFs are tied to diseases like cancer and depression.

By Jess Craig
This ancient disease still kills 1 million people every yearThis ancient disease still kills 1 million people every year
Future Perfect

A new generation of drugs promised salvation from hepatitis B and C. What went wrong?

By Dylan Scott
The huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion caseThe huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion case
Supreme Court

Oklahoma v. HHS could potentially blow up much of Medicare and Medicaid if the justices decide to wild out.

By Ian Millhiser
Big Pharma claims lower prices will mean giving up miracle medications. Ignore them.Big Pharma claims lower prices will mean giving up miracle medications. Ignore them.
Future Perfect

The case against Medicare drug price negotiations doesn’t add up.

By Dylan Scott
What you need to know about the new Covid-19 vaccineWhat you need to know about the new Covid-19 vaccine
Public Health

Who should actually get the jab, and when?

By Ellen Ioanes
Antibiotics are failing. The US has a plan to launch a research renaissance.
Future Perfect

But there might be global consequences.

By Jess Craig
Why does it feel like everyone is getting Covid?Why does it feel like everyone is getting Covid?
Covid-19

Covid’s summer surge, explained

By Ellen Ioanes
Trump’s campaign against public health is back onTrump’s campaign against public health is back on
Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies

The former president says he’ll block funding for US schools that require vaccines.

By Dylan Scott
Africa is beating HIV. But the rest of the world is falling behind.Africa is beating HIV. But the rest of the world is falling behind.
Future Perfect

Now isn’t the time to stop funding key public health programs.

By Jess Craig
Free medical school won’t solve the doctor shortageFree medical school won’t solve the doctor shortage
Future Perfect

Too many Americans can’t find a doctor. Michael Bloomberg is donating $1 billion to Johns Hopkins to try to change that.

By Dylan Scott