Articles by

Emily Mullin

States Are Moving to Protect Access to Vaccines

With US Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. already shaking up federal vaccine policy,...

Florida Is Now a Haven for Unproven Stem-Cell Treatments

Florida is the latest state to sidestep the authority of the Food and Drug Administration by allowing...

There’s Neuralink—and There’s the Mind-Reading Company That Might Surpass It

Mark Jackson is playing a computer game with his mind. As he reclines in bed, three blue...

Can US Measles Outbreaks Be Stopped?

The US is experiencing its worst year for measles in over three decades, with more than 1,300...

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Leave Millions Without Health Insurance

Senate Republicans on Tuesday passed President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax and spending package, known as the “One...

Eli Lilly’s Obesity Pill Appears to Work as Well as Injected GLP-1s

Eli Lilly’s daily anti-obesity pill orforglipron appears to be as good at spurring weight loss and lowering...

US Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

The US Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday upheld the state of Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care...

A New Obesity Pill May Burn Fat Without Suppressing Appetite

An experimental obesity pill that works in a different way from the wildly popular Ozempic may help...