Most chemicals used in everything from cleaners to candy bars have never been reviewed by either the EPA or the FDA. This measure won't change that.

Low-income working people and families are at higher risk of being affected by the Zika virus.

History shows us that brilliant doctors don't need the incentive of fabulous riches in order to achieve medical breakthroughs.

Evidence suggests that a privatized system would make worse any problems veterans now face in getting care — and it is likely to cost more money.

Obama’s Treasury Department has tightened regulations to prevent multinationals from fleeing abroad in what are known as “corporate inversions.”

America’s top nutrition thinker tried to unpack the most important food law. It was a mistake.

Here's how the pharmaceutical industry keeps America's drug prices among the highest in the world.

Earlier this morning, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in the first significant test of abortion rights in a decade.

 A study finds widening gaps in longevity between people at the far ends of the economic ladder. That means high earners are reaping more and more of the benefits of Social Security.

Flint, Michigan, has had many toxic crises before this one, and America has many Flints.