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Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and two women watching Mike Johnson on a television

Opinion | The One Big Beautiful Bill Is Coming Due

by Cate Elander and Rebecca Baker September 22, 2026September 22, 2026

Cate Elander and Rebecca Baker write about the ongoing effects of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Men gathered in a group with One World Trade Center in the background.

Opinion | Toxic Dust and PTSD May Be Accelerating Brain Aging Among 9/11 First Responders

by Roberto Lucchini September 10, 2026September 10, 2026

A room with shelves of boxed medications

Opinion | Rural Patients Will Pay the Price on Lack of Drug Pricing Transparency

by Kathy Oubre August 27, 2026August 27, 2026

Donald Trump, seated, shaking hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is standing beside him

Opinion | Executive Order on Vaccines Bypasses Evidence-Based Process That Has Kept Kids Safe

by Jake Scott August 12, 2026August 12, 2026

An older woman sorting through a box of tomatoes at her farmers market stall.

Opinion | Chronic Pain Is Missing From America’s Heat Warnings

by Feinuo Sun August 11, 2026August 11, 2026

A red-and-white sign over the entrance to a building that says “Effective October 22, 2020 Hospital Closed, In Case of Emergency Call 911”

Opinion | Rural Healthcare Fund’s Focus on Tech Upgrades May Not Help Vulnerable Hospitals

by Kevin J. Bennett July 8, 2026July 8, 2026

A pair of hands holding a pink, blue, and white transgender pride flag in the air

Opinion | Transgender Youth Struggle to Find Gender-Affirming Care, Even Where Its Legal

by Susan Radzilowski May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Mehmet Oz speaking at a podium with JD Vance standing next to him

Opinion | Medicaid Fraud Crackdown May Cause Harm

by Marc Cohen, Alison Barkoff, Jane Tavares and Sara Rosenbaum May 13, 2026May 13, 2026

A man wearing a face mask and hair cap looking at a plant.

Opinion | Not All Cannabis Innovation Benefits Patients

by Lucy Xiaolu Wang and Nathan W. Chan April 30, 2026April 30, 2026