Why is US health care still the most expensive in the world after decades of cost-cutting initiatives?
In announcing its “Great Healthcare Plan” in January 2026, the Trump administration became the latest in a long…
TIME100 Health: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in February…
TIME100 Health: Nathan White | TIME
Many rural hospitals are struggling to stay afloat, in part because they lack power to negotiate payments with…
TIME100 Health: Warris Bokhari | TIME
When Dr. Warris Bokhari was working for a large U.S. health insurer, he witnessed a fundamental problem first-hand:…
Don’t risk your health to get thin, doctors warn as festive season fuels demand for GLP-1 injections
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — In the weeks leading up to Chinese New Year and Ramadan, a familiar conversation…
TIME100 Health: Anne-Claire Amprou and Precious Matsoso
In May 2025 the World Health Organization’s member states adopted the first-ever global pandemic agreement. The document lays…
TIME100 Health: Susan Kressly | TIME
After U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that healthy children would no…
Patients could be in National Children’s Hospital from December ‘if everything goes well’
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TIME100 Health: Luciano Moreira | TIME
In July 2025, Wolbito do Brasil, a joint venture of the World Mosquito Program and partners headed by…
TIME100 Health: Rosemary Mburu | TIME
When President Trump’s cuts to international aid budgets in 2025 impacted work to eliminate malaria, HIV, and TB,…
Debt as a Monetary and a Health Burden
The pain came out of nowhere, Sheila explained, sitting upright in the hospital bed surrounded by IV poles…
TIME100 Health: Daniel O’Day | TIME
The HIV epidemic has been simmering for more than 40 years, and while anti-viral medications have saved millions…