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A Pill a Day Keeps the Doctor Away?

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.14.2008 10:58 AM

Aussie Doc Proposes $47,000 per Donated Kidney to Relieve Chronic Shortages

Nick Gillespie | 5.5.2008 7:37 AM

Opening Up the Dental Market Is Like Pulling Teeth

Jacob Sullum | 5.2.2008 11:44 AM

More DNA Day Fun: To Test, Or Not to Test?

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 4.25.2008 12:19 PM

Charles Nelson Reilly Has a Tax-Induced Headache

Nick Gillespie | 4.15.2008 11:57 AM

Both Sides Now—and We Hate That

Jacob Sullum | 4.14.2008 11:19 AM

Now Playing at Reason.tv: Drew Carey on Human Organ Markets

Reason Staff | 3.18.2008 7:00 AM

Like Taking Air From Fogies

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 3.4.2008 1:27 PM

Shouting "Screw You" At Prozac

Brian Doherty | 2.29.2008 8:35 PM

Your Computer Is Smarter Than Your Doctor

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 2.25.2008 3:09 PM

Israel Stiffens Defenses

Nick Gillespie | 2.7.2008 6:00 PM

Nonaddictive Morphine?

Jacob Sullum | 1.31.2008 1:18 PM

Will Britney Spears Place a Call to Thomas Szasz?

Nick Gillespie | 1.31.2008 7:26 AM

Rocketship Rudy Sets His Sights on Mars!

The former GOP frontrunner panders to no avail in Florida

Philip Klein | 1.29.2008 5:00 PM

The Pharmacy of the Future and You

Will new psycho-pharmaceuticals make a more authentic you?

Ronald Bailey | 1.23.2008 12:30 PM

Ohio Court to Decide Who Owns Your Body Parts?

Nick Gillespie | 1.23.2008 8:20 AM

And Don't Get Me Started About Doctors…

Jacob Sullum | 1.11.2008 11:50 AM

Too Much Money for AIDS

Jacob Sullum | 1.3.2008 12:28 PM

The Buck Keeps Moving

The year's highlights in blame shifting

Jacob Sullum | 1.2.2008 6:57 AM

A $2.5 Million Misdiagnosis

Brian Doherty | 12.17.2007 9:31 AM

4.5[*] Doctors Out of 10 Didn't Report Bum Peers

Nick Gillespie | 12.4.2007 7:41 AM

Drew Carey Defends Medical Marijuana

"People who need it should be able to get it--safely and easily." Watch the video now at Reason.tv!

Reason Staff | 11.1.2007 6:00 AM

Let Them Snort Snot

Jacob Sullum | 10.22.2007 1:15 PM

Gimme Some of that Placebo Acupuncture Because My Back Is Killing Me

Nick Gillespie | 9.25.2007 2:51 PM

Man Has Invented His Doom/First Step Was Touching the Moon

Brian Doherty | 9.25.2007 12:52 PM

Is Industry-Funded Science Killing You?

The overrated risks and underrated benefits of pharmaceutical research "conflicts of interest"

Ronald Bailey | 9.25.2007 6:07 AM

NHS to Smoker With Fractured Ankle: Walk It Off

Jacob Sullum | 9.20.2007 12:41 PM

Sex, Drugs & a Federal Prosecution

The shabby case against Dr. Bernard L. Rottschaefer

Radley Balko | 8.31.2007 10:19 AM

An 'Alarming' Improvement in Pain Treatment

Jacob Sullum | 8.20.2007 11:50 AM

How Can It Be Healthy If It's Fast?

Jacob Sullum | 8.17.2007 12:51 PM

(Boobs) News You Can Use

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.27.2007 12:20 PM

Pain Medication: Keep Chilled

Why would a legitimate doctor worry about the DEA?

Jacob Sullum | 7.18.2007 6:57 AM

I'm Guessing Their Characters Were Not Lawful Good

Jacob Sullum | 7.17.2007 10:05 AM

William Hurwitz Sentenced to Less Than Five Years

Jacob Sullum | 7.16.2007 2:31 AM

Can Caution Be Too Risky?

Balancing risks and benefits at the FDA

Ronald Bailey | 7.10.2007 6:55 AM

And the Federal Budget Will Be 100 Percent of GDP

Jacob Sullum | 6.22.2007 4:44 PM

The Doctor Is in…for 30 Years

Jacob Sullum | 6.19.2007 6:33 PM

Grand Theft Autoism

Jacob Sullum | 6.15.2007 4:30 PM

Did Public Health Officials Underreact, Overreact, or Both?

Jacob Sullum | 6.8.2007 4:35 PM

The Difference a Germ Makes

TB Andrew reminds us what a real public health threat looks like.

Jacob Sullum | 6.6.2007 6:51 AM

Dr. Death, Free at Last!

Nick Gillespie | 6.1.2007 7:36 AM

I'm Not Going to Pay Too Much for That Ovum

Jacob Sullum | 5.16.2007 11:18 AM

Purdue Pharma's Crushing Defeat

Jacob Sullum | 5.10.2007 12:52 PM

Good Cop, Bad Doctor

William Hurwitz's conviction tells physicians to put drug control above pain control

Jacob Sullum | 5.2.2007 6:17 AM

Was Linus Pauling Off by One Letter?

Jacob Sullum | 5.1.2007 5:31 PM

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