How long a young cancer patient survives often depends on the insurance they have.

Two patients sitting in chairs with IVs attached to their arms, wearing casual clothes and headphones over their ears.

Cancer is becoming increasingly common among young people, with the number of cases increasing slowly and steadily each year for the past decade. And the type of insurance that adolescents and young adults have can influence what stage of cancer they are diagnosed with and how long they live. As researchers studying cancer disparities in … Read more

America needs more clinics of last resort for patients who don’t have answers.

America needs more clinics of last resort for patients who don't have answers.

For decades, five brothers living in rural Kentucky were slowly turned to stone. After just a few minutes of walking, their feet became so painful that even the doctors couldn’t explain their pain. By the time her eldest sibling, Louise Benge, reached her 50s, she had come to believe that medicine might not be able … Read more