NewYorkTimes

Why Republicans think that insurance should be tied to employment — and that it’s not essential to have at all. View original article Contributor: Sarah Kliff

The administration has not put forward a clear legal authority to compel drugmakers to reduce their prices. View original article Contributor: Rebecca Robbins

Generations of Americans who struggled to complete a pull-up in front of their classmates winced as President Trump announced that he was reinstating the annual assessment. View original article Contributor: Michael Levenson

The device stimulates the vagus nerve, signaling the body to tamp down the inflammation that contributes to the disease. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin

The agency’s new leader must contend with reduced budgets, mass layoffs, political tumult and a boss determined to reshape public health. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

Federal officials said a psychoactive ingredient in kratom had been refined and added to supplements that could quickly become addictive. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett

The program, created by Congress, allows people who believe they were injured by vaccines to apply for financial compensation. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett

The study found that a combination of exercise, healthy diet and other behaviors led to cognitive benefits. How much intense guidance is required was unclear, experts said. View original article Contributor: Pam Belluck

The conglomerate was viewed as one of the most successful companies in America, but patients are enraged and investors have lost faith in its business model. View original article Contributor: Reed Abelson

Coronary artery calcium testing can reveal plaque in arteries, offering a more precise estimate of a patient’s risk. Yet the test remains underused. View original article Contributor: Paula Span