How did every parent's worst nightmare — the death of their child — spur the creation of an incentive system to turn making drugs for childhood cancer from a high-risk, low-reward gamble to a bet a company might make? This Signal podcast was produced by Jocelyn Gonzales. Illustration by Molly...

The Signal podcast is now one year old. And in our first year, we've been able to cover so much truly fascinating science. It's also clear to us how much things have changed — and how much the understanding of science and medicine can evolve in single year. In this episode, we jump into our time...

Today, as Americans head to the polls — and wait for the returns to start coming in — we’re going to take a look back to what history can tell us about the future of our drugs and how we pay for them. And we will also tackle this question: Will your vote today have any effect on what happens...