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She is a four-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, and she has won awards from the Society of Business Editors and Writers and the Los Angeles Press Club.  ## Alana Semuels  ### Health Matters Weekdays Stay up-to-date on the latest health news, and get expert advice on living well. Sign up *  Aug 13, 2026 ### [The Rise of Telehealth 'Pill Mills'](https://time.com/article/2026/08/13/the-rise-of-telehealth-pill-mills/) As people become accustomed to getting prescriptions online, sites are flourishing without much medi... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Aug 11, 2026 ### [The Trump Administration Wants More Food Ingredient Disclosure](https://time.com/article/2026/08/11/proposed-rule-food-companies-disclose-ingredients/) A new proposed rule would make companies reveal when they add new substances to food. [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Aug 11, 2026 ### [More Than One Third of U.S. Counties Are Maternity Care Deserts](https://time.com/article/2026/08/11/maternity-care-deserts-u.s.-report/) A new March of Dimes report finds that one-third of counties in the U.S. don't have access to ob-gyn... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jul 30, 2026 ### [Stop Saying There's a Nursing Shortage](https://time.com/article/2026/07/30/stop-saying-theres-a-nursing-shortage/) The U.S. may have less of a shortage of licensed nurses than a shortage of nurses who are willing to... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jul 23, 2026 ### [An FDA Committee Just Voted in Favor of Peptides—Despite the Agency's Opposition](https://time.com/article/2026/07/23/fda-committee-peptides/) The group met on July 23 and 24 to vote on whether compounding pharmacies could legally dispense cer... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jul 1, 2026 ### [Nearly 450,000 New Yorkers Are Losing Health Coverage July 1](https://time.com/article/2026/07/01/new-yorkers-lose-health-coverage-trump-cuts-health-care/) Thousands of low-income New Yorkers are among the first to feel the impacts of the "Big Beautiful Bi... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jun 23, 2026 ### [People Are Living Better at the End of Their Lives](https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/end-of-life-longevity-study/) People are living longer—and they're also spending their last years in better health, according to n... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jun 17, 2026 ### [Why You're Seeing a PA or NP—But Not a Doctor](https://time.com/article/2026/06/17/what-is-pa-np-doctor/) Physician assistants and nurse practitioners have a growing role in medicine in the U.S., marking a ... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jun 1, 2026 ### [What to Know About Rubisco, the Most Abundant Protein on Earth](https://time.com/article/2026/06/01/what-is-rubisco-abundant-protein-earth/) Protein from leaves may be the next big food trend. [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Nov 6, 2025 ### [How to Make Active Shooter Drills Less Traumatizing](https://time.com/7331491/less-traumatic-active-shooter-drills/) Research shows there are best practices for how to prepare students for active shooters in schools. [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Oct 30, 2025 ### [How Fake Health Insurance Is Luring People In](https://time.com/7329578/affordable-care-act-fake-health-insurance/) In search of affordable health care coverage, more Americans are accidentally buying fake insurance.... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Oct 22, 2025 ### [Why Your Health Insurance Costs Keep Rising](https://time.com/7327333/health-insurance-costs-increasing-2026/) Employer-based health insurance plans are expected to rise again for 2026\. Here's what's behind the ... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Oct 20, 2025 ### [Is the NFL Safer Than High School Football?](https://time.com/7326264/is-nfl-safer-than-high-school-football/) The NFL has taken steps to prevent head injuries in players. Other leagues have not. [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Oct 8, 2025 ### [Why Baby Boxes Are Suddenly Everywhere](https://time.com/7299476/baby-box-infant-abandonment/) Devices to help parents anonymously surrender an infant are spreading across the U.S., stirring emot... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Sep 30, 2025 ### [Telehealth Is About to End for Seniors](https://time.com/7322093/medicare-telehealth-going-away/) Without Congressional action, a 5-year-old waiver allowing Medicare patients to do virtual visits wi... 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