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Drugmakers and regulators are placing an unprecedented emphasis on diversity in vaccine clinical trials.

Austin Frakt on research examining the impact of emergency department wait times on cost of care.

While the coronavirus pandemic has sucked up all the oxygen, the opioid crisis continues to get worse.

Medicare is usually a top election issue. But not this year, even though one of its trust funds is fast running out of money.

How one rural Kansas town dealt with losing its only hospital and what lessons it has for the rest of the country.

Bianca Frogner looks at the latest research comparing services offered by primary care doctors and NPs.

Although health care consumed nearly one-third of the first presidential debate, the conversation left a lot to be desired.

The 2020 election was supposed to be all about health care. Then 2020 happened.

We ask the experts about Biden’s plans to increase COVID-19 testing, shore up PPE and supply chains, and institute a national mask mandate.

Joe Biden wants to build on the ACA to move the country closer to universal coverage. How close would his plans get us?