The story of American medicine is one of incredible scientific advancements, from the use of penicillin to treat syphilis and other bacterial infections to the countless biomedical breakthroughs made possible by cell-line research. Too often, however, these stories ignore an uncomfortable truth: Some of our nation’s most significant medical discoveries…

When something innovative comes along, people instinctively compare it to something that already exists. Automobiles in the early 1900s, for instance, were thought of as nothing more than motorized versions of the horse-drawn carriage (all revved up on “horsepower”). Before there were highways, gas stations and roadside motels, people could…

When medical historians write about the coronavirus pandemic, they’ll likely focus on the slow U.S. response and failures of leadership that led to a tragically high death toll. But that will be only part of the story. …

From Big Tech to Big Pharma, America’s corporate superpowers have done very well during the coronavirus pandemic. Meaning, they’ve prospered. However, not many made a significant difference in the overall health of patients or did much to improve healthcare in 2020. The first article in this series, which originally…

In 2020, the entire U.S. healthcare industry was sucked into the gravitational pull of the coronavirus pandemic. As we survey the damage, the nation’s economic outlook remains grim, its social fabric continues to unravel and 300,000 American lives have been lost to Covid-19. Though there were precious few bright spots…

The Queen’s Gambit, a seven-part Netflix series, has been the darling of streaming television during the coronavirus pandemic. …