Large language models are transforming medicine—but the technology comes with side effects.

As confidence in the C.D.C. wanes, states are asserting more control over their vaccine policies, creating a fragmented public-health system.

Large language models are transforming medicine—but the technology comes with side effects.

Teen-agers with progeria have effectively aged eight or nine decades. A cure could help change millions of lives—and shed light on why we grow old.

For many medical conditions, lifesaving treatments may be hiding in plain sight.

The coronavirus may no longer be a leading danger to our health. That doesn’t mean it can’t hurt us, or that we don’t need to protect ourselves.

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Podcast Episode · The New Yorker Radio Hour · 05/02/2025 · 32m

Wonder and observation propelled not only Sacks’s writing but also his doctoring. He wanted to chronicle even when he couldn’t cure.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., declared chronic diseases an “existential threat.” Then his agency terminated one of the world’s longest-running diabetes trials.

This cross-sectional study examined changes in practice setting and practice type in 2012 vs 2022 among patients with traditional Medicare coverage.

This cross-sectional study examined changes in practice setting and practice type in 2012 vs 2022 among patients with traditional Medicare coverage.

Podcast Episode · Turn on the Lights Podcast · 04/25/2025 · 42m

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This Viewpoint discusses the differences between Medicare Advantage (MA) and traditional Medicare and the trade-offs between service and convenience that beneficiaries make when selecting MA; highligh...

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In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep space will make us sick.

A scientist tried to discredit the theory that ultra-processed foods are killing us. Instead, he overturned his own understanding of obesity.

A scientist tried to discredit the theory that ultra-processed foods are killing us. Instead, he overturned his own understanding of obesity.

A scientist tried to discredit the theory that ultra-processed foods are killing us. Instead, he overturned his own understanding of obesity.

A New Yorker article argues that we are in "the gilded age of medicine." So what does that mean for U.S. health care? Dr. Dhruv Khullar, associate professor of health and economics at Weill Cornell Me...