WASHINGTON, APRIL 16, 2026 — Type 2 diabetes is the most common chronic disease in America. It is also one of the most preventable — and one of the most undertreated. Roughly 98 million American adults have prediabetes, the precursor…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 14, 2026 — For decades, Medicare was legally prohibited from doing what every other major health insurance system in the developed world does as a matter of routine: negotiate directly with drug companies to bring prices down. That…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 13, 2026 — The largest overhaul of America’s government health programs in a generation is now fully underway, and the consequences are landing directly on the wallets and medical records of over 130 million Americans who depend on…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 12, 2026 — For decades, doctors told aging Americans there was little they could do to prevent dementia beyond eating well and staying active. A landmark new study has changed that conversation — permanently. A 20-year follow-up of…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 8, 2026 — Key Takeaways More than 92% of Americans have some form of health insurance — but a 2025 Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that nearly half could not correctly define the term “deductible,” and more than…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 5, 2026 — Key Takeaways More than 67 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare. Yet surveys consistently find that the majority of beneficiaries cannot accurately explain what their plan covers — or explain the difference between Part A…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 31, 2026 — Your blood pressure is a number your doctor checks every visit, notes in your chart, and rarely explains in detail unless it is already dangerously high. For nearly half of American adults, that number is…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 29, 2026 — Medicare is the largest health insurance program in the United States. It covers more than 67 million Americans. And it has gaps large enough to drain a retirement account in a single year. Most people…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 26, 2026 — Every year since 2004, the Environmental Working Group has released the same guide. Every year, millions of American families read it, share it, and then largely forget it by the time they reach the produce…
BOSTON, MARCH 24, 2026 — When Ozempic arrived in American pharmacies, nobody described it as a mental health drug. It was a diabetes medication repurposed for weight loss — impressive for its effects on the body, celebrated for its ability…
CLEVELAND, MARCH 23, 2026 — Key Takeaways The question that has haunted every American considering Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro is the one nobody wants to ask their doctor out loud: What happens if I stop? Clinical trials painted a frightening…
DALLAS, MARCH 21, 2026 — For decades, the most effective cholesterol medications in the world have sat largely unused in doctors’ prescription pads — because the best ones required an injection. Patients refused. Doctors stopped offering them. And tens of…