The California governor’s shock veto of a bill that would have created safe injection sites is a shameful play for major donors who would fuel a future presidential run, at the expense of his most vulnerable constituents.

In a distinguished government career spanning more than half a century, he expertly steered America through two devastating pandemics. But given how Republicans have maliciously attacked him, why would anyone want to follow in his footsteps?

The administration expects to stop buying vaccines and treatment by year’s end, handing over these responsibilities to for-profit companies that are salivating at the opportunity.

The overwhelming rejection in deep-red Kansas of an anti-abortion referendum suggests that there may be a hidden army of voters out there who are furious about the Dobbs decision.

The Democrats finally have wind in their sails. The Arizona senator can halt the party’s progress with a statement.

Gay men are being disproportionately affected by the virus. While we don’t have all the answers on transmission, we should be asking why the U.S. government is failing to tackle yet another public health crisis.

Anti-abortion activists are betting on low voter turnout and the amendment’s confusing wording to secure a future ban on abortion.

The retail health care giant instructed pharmacies to check why customers need medications such as methotrexate—and to refuse to provide them if they can’t prove they’re not for an abortion.

I spoke with Senator Debbie Stabenow, the architect of the law’s mental health care provisions, to understand how it happened—and what it can teach us about policy reform.

Some conservatives are floating the laughable notion that the GOP will now support bolstering the safety net for families. In reality, the party is already plotting other ways to make families miserable.

The restrictions that will follow in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe will have ripple effects on miscarriage management and medical emergencies.

Now Republicans swear they’re going to address mental health. How dumb do they think the American people are?

Treatment for this rare condition is separate from abortion care. But the sweeping abortion bans being considered in some states could have deadly consequences.

The U.S. has treatments to help people dealing with opioid addictions but throws up hurdles to access.

Millions of Americans who suffer long-term effects of the coronavirus can’t move on with their lives. Can lawmakers lend them a hand?

The pandemic widened the gaps between the haves and have-nots—thus sowing the seeds of the next pandemic.

Two years ago, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. Here’s what we’ve learned—and refused to learn—as the virus rages on.

The massive government interventions that buffered Covid-19’s ravages are fading away, returning us to an unacceptable status quo.

A Texas family investigated under a “child abuse” directive targeting trans youth is taking the state to court.

Even after the pandemic, we don’t know what Covid holds for us. But we should be prepared.