From a Tuskegee Study apology to vaccine distrust, Benita Harris spent her career at the CDC battling racial disparity in ...

We don’t stop having sex after 40, but we do tend to stop talking about it. And, as the soaring rates of midlife STIs suggest, we might also stop practising safe sex.

With Black Americans disproportionately affected by HIV, it's a day to encourage testing, prevention, and treatment but also to talk about systemic barriers.

The history of the hepatitis B vaccine has been marked by controversies, from the ‘Australia antigen’ to the ‘Pediatric ...

It’s a lousy time to be a kid in Florida. You’re told you can’t read certain books or study certain subjects or discuss ...

This article appears in the March 2026 print edition with the headline “How America Got So Sick.” ...

Prenatal care is essential for ensuring the healthy development of a baby and lowering the risk of birth defects. Regular antenatal check-ups help doctors monitor fetal growth, identify potential ...

For many Black patients, the most dangerous part of taking medication is not always the pill itself—it’s what they are not told before taking it. Across the U.S. healthcare system, Black patients are ...

Imagine going to the hospital for a bacterial ear infection and hearing your doctor say, “We’re out of options.” It may sound ...

When Union forces retreated, soldiers and civilians fled together in panic, clogging roads and worsening the rout. The event ...

Faced with a syphilis outbreak beginning in 2019, Alberta researchers tried something new to reach the affected and ...

After reaching San Francisco — the first winter automobile crossing of the US — teams discovered there was no viable route to ...