A Farmer Secretly Paid for His Neighbors’ Prescriptions for Years

Hody Childress brought cash every month to a pharmacist in Alabama, asking her to use it to help people buy medicine. The town learned of the arrangement only after his death.

New Lawsuit Challenges State Bans on Abortion Pills

The case, brought by GenBioPro, a company that makes one of two abortion drugs, argues that it is unconstitutional for a state to bar access to a medication approved by the federal government.

Those Weight Loss Drugs May Do a Number on Your Face

People using drugs like Ozempic are discovering an unwanted side affect: facial aging.

A Dilemma for Governments: How to Pay for Million-Dollar Therapies

A wave of transformative but hugely expensive treatments is challenging the budgets of health systems in wealthy nations. Now countries with far fewer resources are wrestling with how to cover the therapies.

Those Weight Loss Drugs May Do a Number on Your Face

People using drugs like Ozempic are discovering an unwanted side affect: facial aging.

I Lost Weight on Ozempic. Here’s What the Debate Gets Wrong.

Why one doctor believes obesity should be treated like any disease — with medication.

The Only H.I.V. Vaccine in Advanced Trials Has Failed. What Now?

Janssen Pharmaceuticals ended a global trial after independent experts determined the vaccine was not effective. But there are other possibilities in the pipeline, scientists said.

California Sues Companies Over Insulin Prices, Joining Other States

The state is taking action against three major drug companies and the big pharmacy benefit managers in an effort to temper costs for people with diabetes.

Why Kids’ Medication Shortages Aren’t Going Away

There are weaknesses baked into the supply chain.

The Father of the Abortion Pill

The 96-year-old scientist who came up with an idea for an “unpregnancy pill” decades ago has led an eventful life, from his teenage days in the French Resistance to his friendships with famous artists.