Alana Semuels

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Alana Semuels

A sign taped to a hanger hangs near the Idaho Capitol in Boise after March 2023 protests against the state's abortion laws, which effectively banned the procedure. Credit - Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesIn the days and months after the Supreme Court rendered a 2022 decision gutting the U.S. constitutional protection for abortion, advocates predicted many negative impacts to come for women and their families.

3 weeks ago | aol.com | Alana Semuels

Credit - Photo Illustration by Chloe Dowling (Source Image: CSA Images/Getty Images)Not long ago, Dr. Suzanne Fournier saw a 16-year-old patient with a swollen face and difficulty breathing. Fournier, a dentist who practices at an urban hospital in Louisiana, had to extract six of the teen’s teeth; he was eventually intubated and admitted to the intensive care unit because his airways had closed up.

1 month ago | time.com | Alana Semuels

A new federal report issued by the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission portrays children’s health as in alarming decline due to poor diet, chemical exposures, over-medicalization, a lack of physical activity, and much more. Certain industry groups, the American health care system, and parental choices are largely blamed—while socioeconomic factors that research has shown affects many of these issues are barely mentioned.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Alana Semuels

Credit - Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Images: Yuanyuan Yan—Getty Images, Billion Photos via Canva.com)Erin Massey is busy in her day job as a scientist at a biotech company. But recently, she’s had another job, too: trying to convince her insurer, Cigna, to pay for a medication that she needs for her insomnia. Premera, Massey’s previous insurer through another employer, covered the medication, and her doctor has deemed it medically necessary and has filled out numerous forms saying so.

1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | Alana Semuels

Glenn Fogel speaks onstage during the 2025 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2025 in New York City. Credit - Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME The world of travel has changed dramatically since Glenn Fogel first joined the company that would become Booking.com 25 years ago. Today, it’s almost unimaginable to go through a travel agent, and almost all travel plans are booked online.