Tag: Medicine and Health

New Hope — and an Old Hurdle — for a Terrible Disease With Terrible Treatments

Researchers in developing countries are trying to find treatments for conditions that affect the poorest people. But the system is stacked against their therapies.

Behind the Shortage Keeping Cancer Patients From Chemo

Key drugs have been in scarce supply, revealing a deep crisis in the generic drug industry.

The Destruction of Gaza’s Health Care Promises Grave Consequences

The destruction of Gaza’s health care infrastructure and the justifications used to defend it feel hauntingly familiar.

Mandy Cohen, New CDC Director, Tries to Foster Trust in a Battered Agency

Five months into her tenure at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Mandy K. Cohen is trying to put a human face on public health.