What Obesity Drugs and Antidepressants Have in Common

The more misunderstood the health condition, the more we moralize its treatment.

Does Obamacare Explain Medicare’s Spending Slowdown?

Readers offered theories of their own on a big budget mystery.

Drug Manufacturer Asks Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Pill Case

The case sets up a showdown before the court on the availability of the most common method of terminating pregnancies.

Kroger Agrees to Pay $1.2 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims

The grocery chain, which did not admit wrongdoing, is the latest company accused of helping to fuel the opioid crisis to announce a settlement.

A Performance Review for President Biden

Readers assess Joe Biden’s accomplishments and shortcomings. Also: Drug price negotiations; a groundwater crisis; cancer, or not; training horses.

Why One Drug Company Held Back a Better Drug

Drug companies say patents spur innovation. Can they also do the opposite?

How to Make Health Care Cheaper and Better

To help patients and reduce costs, the U.S. health care system needs more innovation, two experts argue.

How Do You Treat Toenail Fungus?

As unsightly as it is, the infection is usually manageable — but only with the right treatment. Here’s how to kick it.

A Huge Threat to the U.S. Budget Has Receded. And No One Is Sure Why.

Instead of growing and growing, as it always had, spending per Medicare beneficiary has nearly leveled off over more than a decade.