Award-Winning Health Journalism

Suing the Secretary

A little girl snuggling a unicorn looks brave but nervous before receiving a vaccination.

American Academy of Pediatrics and others sue the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine changes Above photo by Heather Hazzan, shot on location at One Medical An anonymous physician is suing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) because recent unilateral changes […]

Life After the Cut

Researchers in a laboratory study samples through a microscope.

Patients with rare diseases grapple with uncertainty amid NIH funding cuts Milan Afshar sat on an 8 a.m. flight from Chicago to Baltimore in February 2024, twisting his ring as he watched the sunrise through the window. It was a routine medical trip, but his mind swirled with anxiety about his mysterious illness and the […]