Illustrations by Mercedes deBellard for TIME
TIME100 Health 2026
In today's changing health landscape, these leaders are advancing care, shaping policy, and driving innovations that transform lives.
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- TITANS
- INNOVATORS
- PIONEERS
- LEADERS
- CATALYSTS
Titans
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Mike Doustdar
Multiplying weight-loss meds
byAlice Park
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Jennifer Mensik Kennedy
Championing nurses
byCharlotte Hu
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Robert Davis
Immunotherapy game-changer
byAlice Park
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Sabin Nsanzimana
Stopping a viral outbreak
byVeronique Greenwood
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David Ricks
Speeding drug research
byAlice Park
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Delese Mimi Darko
Building a unified medicines agency for Africa
byVeronique Greenwood
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Luciano Moreira
Protecting people from mosquito-borne disease
byVeronique Greenwood
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Jixun Lin
At-home virus testing
byCharlotte Hu
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Jo Feng
A growing force in global pharma
byCharlotte Hu
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Mohamed Muizzu
Prioritizing public health
byCharlotte Hu
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Daniel O'Day
Advancing the fight against HIV
byAlice Park
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Peter Sands
Filling funding gaps
byVeronique Greenwood
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Rosemary Mburu
Championing African health leadership
byVeronique Greenwood
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Reshaping public health
byDominique Mosbergen
Innovators
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Thierry Diagana
A new treatment for malaria
byVeronique Greenwood
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Brian Ahmedani
Preventing suicide with risk assessment
byAngela Haupt
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Brian Bigger
A gene therapy first
byAlice Park
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Darrell Irvine
Engineering cancer immunity
byDominique Mosbergen
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Jonathon Whitton
Gene therapy for hearing loss
byDominique Mosbergen
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Katherine Stueland
Catching genetic diseases early
byDominique Mosbergen
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Martin Fitchet
Protecting babies from malaria
byCharlotte Hu
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Adam de la Zerda
Rapid home STI testing
byCharlotte Hu
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Constance Lehman
Scoring breast cancer risk
byAlice Park
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Florent Geerts
Monitoring maternal health
byCharlotte Hu
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John Evans
Realizing gene editing
byDominique Mosbergen
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Karan Singhal
Bridging health and AI
byAngela Haupt
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Zev Williams
AI for infertility
byAlice Park
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Zhen Xu
Targeting tumors sans surgery
byCharlotte Hu
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Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma
Blocking drug-resistant malaria
byVeronique Greenwood
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Kevin Tracey
An implant for autoimmune disease
byAlice Park
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Max Hodak
Restoring sight
byJeffrey Kluger
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Zhou Songyang
Developing fast, accurate tests for tuberculosis
byVeronique Greenwood
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Takanori Takebe
Ventilation innovator
byVeronique Greenwood
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Cindy Eckert
Addressing women’s sexual desire
byAlice Park
Pioneers
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Kiran Musunuru and Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
Saving a baby from genetic disease
byAlice Park
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Aaron Williams
Making more hearts transplant-ready
byJeffrey Kluger
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Gideon Lack
Preventing allergies
byVeronique Greenwood
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Sarah Tabrizi
A Huntington’s breakthrough
byAlice Park
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Waseem Qasim and Alyssa Tapley
A breakthrough blood cancer therapy
byVeronique Greenwood
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Claire Tomkins
IVF insurance for families
byAngela Haupt
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Lynn Kramer
Advancing Alzheimer’s treatments
byAlice Park
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David M. Brandman and Sergey Stavisky
Restoring speech for ALS patients
byJeffrey Kluger
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Ilaria Villa
A new model for rare disease treatments
byCharlotte Hu
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Emil Lou and Emma Dimery
A pioneering immunotherapy cancer treatment
byVeronique Greenwood
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Joseph Turek
Hearts for babies
byJeffrey Kluger
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Kara Egan
Making women’s health care convenient
byCharlotte Hu
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Catherine Wu
Pioneering personalized cancer vaccines
byDominique Mosbergen
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Douglas Melton
Chasing a cure for Type 1 diabetes
byAlice Park
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Goki Ishikawa
Easier Alzheimer’s diagnosis
byAlice Park
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Michelle Lujan Grisham
Free childcare for all
byDominique Mosbergen
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Project Credits
- Project editors:Emma Barker Bonomo, Merrill Fabry, Mandy Oaklander, Lily Rothman, Avery Stone, and Karl Vick
- Associate editor:Charlotte Hu
- Art and design:Chelsea Kardokus
- Audience:Diana Elbasha, Helen Ray, Kitty Ruskin, Kari Sonde, and Alyona Uvarova
- Digital:Juwayriah Wright
- Photo:Chloe Dowling
- Video:Brian Braganza and Alexandra Robson