Medicine
Does High-Tech Medicine Mean Higher Health Care Costs?
A new report finds that medical innovation boosts life expectancy, but doesn't cost more
Coverage Story
Does the cost of uncompensated care justify forcing people to buy health insurance?
The Consumer Is Not the Customer
Both parties promise to preserve one of the health care system's central problems.
The Evil-Mongering of the American Medical Association
Obama's cozy relationship with Big Medicine will hurt patients
Paying a Premium for Insurance
The House health care bill delivers the "inefficiencies" the president promised.
Wanted: Honesty on Health Care
The president's health care lies might be injurious to your health
Medical Marijuana Has Come of Age
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of a landmark scientific study
Who's Your Daddy?
Children of sperm donors are seeking more information about their once-anonymous fathers, sometimes at the risk of the fertility industry itself.
Medical Paternalism and Genetic Testing
Should women be allowed access to a genetic test for breast cancer risk?
Where in the World Can We Do the Most Good?
The first dispatch from the 2008 Copenhagen Consensus Conference