A heated television interview has sparked a new debate over medical procedures involving children—and the role government should play in those decisions. The controversy began when Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, appeared on Fox News with host Jesse Watters. Watters asked El-Sayed whether he supports transgender medical procedures for minors. Rather than simply answering the question, El-Sayed argued that parents, doctors, and patients—not

For years, Medicare for All has been presented as a simple promise: Everyone gets health care, and families no longer have to worry about premiums, deductibles and large medical bills. It sounds appealing. But there is an important question Americans—especially seniors and those nearing retirement—should ask: If the government pays the bill, who actually pays the government? That question has taken on new importance after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he does not

A newly released email is raising fresh questions about how federal health officials investigated reports of possible side effects following COVID-19 vaccination. The email, written in May 2021 by Janet Woodcock, who was then acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, was sent to Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins, two of the most powerful figures in the federal health system at the time. Woodcock said she had been hearing from health care professionals about peo