Second Opinion

What one culture calls mental illness, others call a divine gift. 

The President's 'routine' MRI that cost $3,000 and no doctor recommends is a perfect example of how too much healthcare can be just as harmful as too little.

When veterinarians vaccinating goats in India discovered women were dying in childbirth along migration routes, the solution came from recognizing that herders already knew how to save lives—just not their own.

You're in the exam room.  The person in the white coat says they're a doctor.  But what kind of doctor?  A federal court just decided that training matters more than free speech.

The pap smear has saved countless lives, but it's also dreaded by millions of women. Now there's an alternative that's easier, more private, and just as accurate.

What happens when the world's richest country tells its most vulnerable newcomers they're on their own for food?

Medicare Advantage covers more than half of seniors, but is it costing taxpayers billions and offering little advantage?

How did a pain pill that is only moderately effective and has murky side effects become America's 5th most prescribed drug?

A shortsighted H-1B fee increase will eliminate the international doctors millions of underserved Americans depend on, deepening healthcare inequality.

When his daughter wanted a tattoo, this dad conducted a 3,000-person study instead—here's what they found.