Prescribing Patients the Drugs They Want Is Not Murder
A California doctor's conviction is bound to have a chilling effect on pain treatment.
Health
Michigan Creates 'Bogus Crimes' by Conflating Cannabis Extracts With Synthetic THC
Defense attorneys say hundreds of marijuana cases may be tainted by state crime labs' "systematic evidence tampering."
The New York Times Says Working in Nail Salons Causes Cancer and Miscarriages. The Evidence Says Otherwise. (Part 3)
The final in a three-part series on how Sarah Maslin Nir's investigative series violated the standards of responsible journalism.
China Drops Oppressive One-Child Policy: Too Late to Avoid Demographic Implosion
Reproductive central planning works as badly as economic central planning
Federal Judge Blocks Alabama From Defunding Planned Parenthood
If Republicans want to strip Planned Parenthood of state Medicaid funding, they'll have to change federal law first.
U.S. Death Rate Decline Has Slowed
And still the ultimate death rate remains frustratingly stuck at 100 percent.
Your Bacon Risk of Cancer, From Wired
Meanwhile PETA offers you a free vegan starter kit and a vegan mentor
When Governments Offer Empty Health Care Promises, Black Markets Deliver the Goods
From the Third World to the First World, officials can't exempt medicine from the laws of economics.
Meat Eaters Beware: Carnivory Declared Cancerous
Bacon, ham, and sausage are especially hazardous (and tasty).
Pot Pleasure, Pot Problems
As prohibition collapses, marijuana users are less likely to abuse the drug.
As Prohibition Crumbles, Cannabis Consumers Are Less Apt to Abuse It
Legalization may improve marijuana's benefit-to-cost ratio.
Brookings Report Decries the Federal Government's 'War on Medical Marijuana Research'
Practical suggestions for making it easier to investigate the therapeutic properties of cannabis
Epidemiology Makes Astrology Look Respectable
Sitting all day will kill you. Well, maybe not.
Judge Agrees DOJ Harassment of Medical Marijuana Suppliers Is Illegal
Thanks to a spending rider, California's oldest dispensary can reopen.
Why Not Let E-Cigarette Companies Tell the Truth?
The problem is too much FDA regulation, not too little.
Documenting Humanity's Great Escape from Abject Poverty: Angus Deaton
The Economics Nobel Laureate worries that crony capitalism will kill off economic growth
Religious Freedom Battle Brewing Over California's New Crisis Pregnancy Center Regulations
New law requires religiously rooted clinics for pregnant women to offer info about state abortion services and admit if they are not medically licensed.
Jerry Brown, Humanitarian, Vetoes "Right to Try" Legislation That Might Help Terminally Ill
In a new legislative low, Gov. Moonbeam nixes reform that would help dying patients live longer, more comfortably.
How Much Charity Care Do Hospitals Really Provide?
If the public is being asked to pay more for charity care, and it is, then it's reasonable to ask exactly what it's getting for its money.
4 Riders in Senate Appropriations Bills Support Cannabis Federalism
Spending restrictions aim to stop interference with state marijuana and hemp policies.
Milk: Government Nutrition Nannies Wrong Again?
Add milk to your diet of salt, red meat, and eggs.
Did Soda Tax Proposals Cause a Decline in Soda Consumption That Started Years Earlier?
Probably not, but The New York Times is eager to credit politicians.
Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Right-to-Die Bill into Law
Allows mentally competent adults with terminal illnesses to legally get life-ending drugs.
Hillary Clinton's Plan to Control Drug Prices Is Symptomatic of a Failed National Health Care Policy
The vast reach of government as a payer for health care means that drug companies are to a large degree government contractors, and patients are suffering.
The Maddening World of Hospital Pricing
"How much does this cost?" shouldn't be a stumper.
3 Medical Marijuana Growers in Washington Get Federal Prison Terms
The remaining defendants in the Kettle Falls Five case receive sentences ranging from 12 to 33 months.
Secret? Global Poverty Has Been Falling - The End of Doom
New York Times columnist reveals today the "secret" that my new book documents.
Hillary Clinton and House Republicans Show Us That Future of Obamacare is Bipartisan Support for Making It Even Worse
The sudden convergence of political interests, at the expense of policy soundness, around Obamacare reveals how shaky the law's foundation remains.
Obamacare's Biggest Government-Backed Non-Profit Insurer Is Shutting Down
New York's Health Republic signed up more people than any of the health law's other co-ops. It's still shutting down.
California Legislators Lag Behind Voters on Pot
'Historic' marijuana bill spotlights the importance of initiatives.
Dying Patients vs. the FDA: 'Right to Try' Laws Give Hope - And Time
Dave Huntley was a father, husand, & triathlete who contracted Lou Gehrig's Disease. But the FDA was his biggest foe.
Work-Based Health Premiums for Families Up $4,865 Since 2008
Obama had promised cuts of up to $2,500. What gives? Your wallet, mostly.
Generational Swindle: How DC is Screwing over Millennials
Jared Meyer on "Disinherited: How Washington Is Betraying America's Young"
Is 'Youth Gun Carrying' a Public Health Threat?
The answer, like the frequency of youth gun carrying, may vary from state to state.
The End of Doom
Good news! Dire predictions about cancer epidemics, mass extinction, overpopulation, and more turned out to be a bust.
Trump Anti-Vax Idiotarian
Really smart people don't blame vaccinations for causing autism.
On Marijuana, Chris Christie Remains the Republican Outlier
But even the New Jersey governor concedes "the war on drugs has been a failure."
Christie, Bush Put on Defensive on Marijuana Legalization
Paul, Fiorina, Bush all support letting states make own choices.
Permission to Die
California could become the fifth state to misidentify suicide as a medical treatment.
