Health Care
After a Crackdown on a Pain Clinic, a Tragic Double Suicide
After losing access to opioids, many patients can’t live with constant pain.
Kansas Judge Blocks Law Banning Telemedicine Prescriptions for Medication Abortions
Last week, a Kansas judge halted the enforcement of a law requiring a doctor to be in the same room as a patient taking abortion pills—a move hailed by abortion advocates as an important step to increase medication abortion access in the state.
California's COVID-19 'Misinformation' Law Chills Constitutionally Protected Speech
The state is threatening to punish doctors whose advice deviates from the "scientific consensus."
Kentucky Governor's Order Protects Medical Marijuana Users From Prosecution for Possession
To be eligible for a pardon, patients will have to obtain cannabis from other states and document their diagnoses and purchases.
Republicans Need an Actual Plan To Grow the Economy
The biggest beneficiaries of economic growth are poor people. But the deepest case for economic growth is a moral one.
The ACLU Says California's Ban on COVID-19 'Misinformation' From Doctors Is Gratuitous and Unconstitutional
Two chapters of the organization say the law violates the First Amendment.
The CDC's New Opioid Prescribing Advice Still Invites the 'Misapplication' It Blames for Harming Patients
The damage done by the original guidelines, including undertreatment and abrupt dose reductions, could have been avoided if the CDC had not presumed to advise doctors on how to treat pain.
Doctors Say a California Law Targeting Clinicians Who Share COVID-19 'Misinformation' Is Unconstitutional
The law authorizes regulators to discipline physicians who deviate from the "contemporary scientific consensus."
New Research Highlights the Limits of Abortion Bans
Out-of-state and self-managed abortions pose daunting challenges for pro-life legislators.
Estimated Drop in Clinic Abortions Does Not Take Into Account Seasonal Variation or Self-Managed Abortions
The report highlights the power and limits of state bans as well as the difficulty of measuring their impact.
Arkansas Ban on Gender Transition Treatments for Minors Hits Federal Court
Plus: Rethinking "zombie cells," Truth Social whistleblower speaks out, and more...
California's 'CARE Court' Won't Help the Homeless
It will just give the state more power to control those deemed mentally ill.
The U.K.'s New 'Free Market' Prime Minister Is Fighting Inflation With Price Controls
This fiscal irresponsibility throws gasoline on the country's already raging inflation fire.
What Would It Take for the Democrats To Really Be the Party of Opportunity?
Government should not penalize investment, thwart competition, discourage innovation and work, or obstruct production.
Yep, Forcing Employers To Pay for Drugs That Violate Their Consciences Is Still Prohibited by Federal Law
A judge sided with a plaintiff who objects to procuring coverage for HIV-prevention medications. Rightly so.
Some Canadian Health Care Patients Say They're Being Encouraged To Just Die Already
When the government runs the system, the right of citizens to end their own suffering can be twisted to serve the state.
The New Abortion Prohibition Era
We already know what happens when governments try to impose prohibitions: messy, deadly black markets.
Despite the Media Hype, Unionization Is Down—and for Good Reason
Unionization helps some. But it hurts more.
Orange County Settles With Woman Whose Baby Died After Authorities Stopped at Starbucks Before Hospital
Plus: California "Kid's Code" bill could mean face scans to visit websites, Michael Horn on reinventing schools, and more...
Courts Split on Whether the Feds Can Overturn These State Abortion Bans
Plus: "Reparations" for the news industry, the disappearance of starter homes, and more...
Leana Wen Accused of 'Unsafe, Ableist, Fatphobic, and Unethical Practices' for Opposing COVID Mandates
The left-leaning commentator wants to get back to normal. So more than 600 experts want to censor her.
Arizona Expands the Right To Try New Medical Treatments
It’s a small step toward breaking down barriers between patients and innovative medicine.
Volunteers in Ukraine Are Stepping Up Where the Government Is Failing
"It was learning by doing," says one ambulance driver. "Most things that happen here are done by volunteers, not government officials."
Will Anti-Abortion States Suffer a Brain Drain?
We won't know the answer for some time. I suspect the drain will be relatively small, if we focus on abortion bans, as such. But it may get larger if anti-abortion laws end up having substantial negative side-effects on other activities.
Muddling Through the Mar-a-Lago Mess
Plus: The editors reaffirm free speech absolutism in the wake of the recent attack on Salman Rushdie.
Federal Judge Holds Illinois Prison System in Contempt for Inadequate Medical Care
A court monitor's report found evidence of neglect and abuse of dementia patients, including signing "do not resuscitate" orders that they could not understand.
There's Nothing Legacy-Defining About the Inflation Reduction Act
Plus: The editors consider the state of freedom in the U.S. compared with other developed nations.
Senate Passes $740 Billion 'Inflation Reduction Act' That Will Probably Make Inflation Worse
Plus: Inside Trump's family separation policy, a Grammarly for government, and more...
Kansans Reject Anti-Abortion Ballot Measure—and It's Not Even Close
Plus: Why GOP emails are triggering spam filters, new minimum wage research, and more...
No, Amazon Isn't Coming for Your Medical Data
One Medical and Amazon are going to provide a much-needed alternative to consumers who are already frustrated by the health care system.
Federal Courts Greenlight State Abortion Bans While State Courts Halt Enforcement
Plus: Video game play time doesn't affect well-being, crypto groups applaud the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act, and more...
House Passes Bill Declaring Right to Contraception
Plus: Supreme Court approval drops drastically, truckers protest California gig-work law, and more...
Idaho State GOP Says Abortion Should Be Illegal, Even When Used To Save a Woman's Life
Republican voters disagree.
Supreme Court Tells Cops To Stop Playing Doctor
The unanimous decision is a good first step for getting law enforcement out of prescription decisions.
States Must Allow Abortions When Woman's Health or Life Is Threatened, Says HHS
Plus: When "anti-wokeness" becomes an obsession, why immigrants are upwardly mobile, and more...
Democrats Want To Fight Inflation With Obamacare Subsidies That Would Make Inflation Worse
The political class still hasn't come to grips with the idea that subsidies don't fight inflation.
Federal Judge Rules Gruesome Medical Neglect in Arizona Prisons Violates Eighth Amendment
"No legitimate humane system would operate in this manner," the judge concluded.
Alabama Draws on Supreme Court's New Abortion Decision To Justify Trans Youth Treatment Ban
Alabama's attorney general argues such medical transitioning is not rooted in America’s history and therefore not constitutionally protected.
Mark Cuban's Drug Company Could Save Medicare Billions
The new company uses a simple approach to provide lifesaving drugs to consumers at radically discounted prices.
Obamacare and SCOTUS, 10 Years Later
Even Obamacare's fiercest advocates say it has not lived up to its goals.
South Carolina Will Let This Hospital Bypass Its Certificate of Need Laws, but That's It
Another example of the infuriating cronyism behind CON regulations, which won't apply to a well-established hospital in Charleston that's looking to move.
When a Tax Break Is Actually a Tax Penalty
The curious case of the tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance.
America's Failed Opioid Policy Drove the Tulsa Shooter to Violence
Doctors can’t help people in pain because of restrictive opioid policy.
Medicare for All Would Be a Terrible Trade
Top-notch health care, delivered fast and for low cost, really isn’t on the government's menu.
