Catch Metabolic Disease Years Before Your A1C Flags It

Obesity, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver and heart disease are usually recognized long after a silent process has begun.

As Most Favored Nation Drug Price Deals Stay Secret, Burning Questions Remain

By remaining shrouded in mystery, the MFN deals agreed to with drug makers reveal too little to tell how much money they’ll save governments as well as taxpayers and patients.

Erin Andrews Talks About Lessons From Her Cervical Cancer Journey

Longtime ESPN and FOX Sports sidelines sportscaster Erin Andrews was diagnosed with cervical cancer in September 2016. Here’s how it’s changed her life since.

A Doctor Fact-Checks President Trump’s Claims On Vaccines, Autism And The Immune System

A doctor cites scientific evidence in fact-checking President Trump’s Oval Office address on September 18, 2026 regarding vaccines and autism

This Startup Is Building Octopus-Inspired Tow Trucks For Space

Spaceships with tentacles. Designing an award-winning drug. How the Fed hiking rates will impact emerging tech. All that and more in this week’s Prototype.

‘It’s Staggering’: Melinda French Gates On What New Gallup-Pivotal Data Reveals About The Link Between Women’s Health And Women’s Power

Philanthropist Melinda French Gates discusses what the findings from a new Gallup-Pivotal survey reveal about the widespread gaps in women’s healthcare and how they impact women’s careers, family life, civic participation and more—and what it will take…

Health Insurance Will Cost A Lot More In 2027. Here’s How To Pay Less

Health insurance costs rise again in 2027. A physician explains open enrollment deadlines, the ACA subsidy cliff, Medicare drug plan changes and what to check by Dec. 15.

Can Self-Driving Cars Give Spine Patients Their Independence Back?

Self-driving cars can restore transportation independence for spine patients with nerve problems—while raising hard questions about responsibility.

CVS’ Aetna To Meld Cancer Treatment Approvals As Insurers Cut Hurdles

CVS Health’s Aetna will bundle cancer treatments into a single clinical review as the industry works to further eliminate the controversial prior authorization process.

A Premier Cancer Hospital Makes Its Data Available To Doctors Nationwide Through OpenEvidence

Memorial Sloan Kettering opens up its cancer data through OpenEvidence. Which healthcare and biotech entrepreneurs made the Forbes 400 for the first time. Persistent generic cancer drug shortages. These stories and more in this week’s Forbes Innovation…