Health
Does Circumcision Cause Autism?
Danish study reports circumcised boys at 50 percent greater risk of autism.
Is the DOJ Defying Congress by Pursuing Medical Marijuana Cases?
Despite a rider that was supposed to stop them, the feds target patients in Washington and dispensaries in California.
Washington Senate Approves Marijuana Bill Combining Medical and Recreational Industries
Patients would have to register, and recreational consumers could not grow their own.
The Measles Outbreak and the Precautionary Principle
How U.S. public health authorities helped fuel the anti-vaccine movement
Colorado's Health Exchange Is Millions of Dollars Over Budget
The Obamacare insurance portal is struggling to manage costs.
When Every Life Is Precious
We value individual human lives more every day. That's (mostly) good news.
Bad Payments Rise in High Risk Federal Programs
Error-ridden programs paid out $125 billion in improper payments last year.
Begging to Die
The curiously circumscribed nature of the suicide right recognized by Canada's Supreme Court
HPV Vaccination Does Not Increase Promiscuity Among Adolescents
It's a vaccine against sexually transmitted cancer
Seeking Balance in Vaccination Laws
The issue of mandatory vaccination is a thorny one for libertarians. A tension exists between the rights of the individual and the rights of the general public.
New York City Makes Ineffective Flu Vaccine Mandatory; Your State Is Next
Should your child be kept out of preschool for not getting a shot that's only 23% effective?
Hiking Medicaid Reimbursement Improved Access to Doctors. What Happens Now That Payments Have Plunged?
It was a classic bait and switch on the American public
Surgeon General Agrees With Bill Bennett That Marijuana Has Medical Potential
Vivek Murthy's comments do not necessarily signal a policy shift.
Canada's Top Court Rules in Favor of Assisted Suicide
For consenting adults suffering from severe and incurable medical conditions
Forget the Anti-Vaxxers: Libertarian Parenting Is Perfectly Healthy
Mandatory vaccination is just one issue. Generally, the state shouldn't play parent.
Dying and in Denial
A new book offers a powerful dissection of contemporary end-of-life care, yet misses the underlying problem.
Screwed by Seniors
The people expected to pay for Social Security and Medicare can't afford it.
Medicare and Social Security Tabs Coming Due
Unless we want to drown future generations in a sea of red ink, we need to have a serious conversation about the future of entitlements.
Elder Care Doesn't Have to Resemble Prison
Regulations, fear of lawsuits prevent nursing homes from allowing patients basic autonomy
When Liberals Ignore Science
How do we deal with the false perception that liberals are more inclined to trust science than conservatives?
Court Hears Arguments in Latest Contraception Mandate Challenge
Catholic TV station EWTN's fate hinges on the decision of a three-judge panel.
To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate? Why We Should Consult Roe v. Wade
Who owns your body? This is a question the government does not want to answer truthfully.
Why Is the DOJ Still Trying to Close a City-Supported Oakland Pot Dispensary?
Even a federal judge is asking why they keep fighting.
Keep Vaccine Choice—So Long as Families Pay Their Own Way
Requiring that people vaccinate their kids if they want taxpayers paying their bills boosts immunization without making the treatment worse than the disease.
Three Parent Babies Approved By British Parliament. Hooray!
Naturally the usual bioluddites are eager to stop progress.
Young People See More Wiggle Room on Vaccinations
Millennials are far more likely to think parents should get to decide whether to vaccinate their kids.
Vaccines and Autism: Rand Paul Please Say It Ain't So!
Let's hope that the senator misspoke and will soon clarify his remarks
Gov. Chris Christie Backs Off His Bad Medical Advice on Vaccinating Kids
The balance of risks and benefits tilts overwhelmingly toward getting your kids vaccinated.
Rand Paul Started His Own Medical Certification Board? He Attempted Every Doctor's Dream.
Doctors in multiple specialties perceive the existing system as favoring established players without improving the quality of care.
Jurors Can't Know Pot Growers Are Patients
Federal prosecutors are determined to hide the truth when they try the Kettle Falls Five.
Too Much Public Health
A CDC focused on disease control, as opposed to every American's bad habits, would be better at controlling disease.
Really Depressing Survey of What Scientists and the Public Think About Science and Society
Disinformation specialists are everywhere
Is It Immoral for Men to Gestate? Transgender* Women?
Recent advances in uterus transplantation will soon make this possible
Ronald Bailey Asks If It Is Immoral to Enable Men and Transgender Women to Gestate
Just because it's new doesn't mean that it's wrong.
California Declares E-Cigarettes a 'Community Health Threat'
The state's Department of Public Health sees no upside to a product that can save smokers' lives.
Eager to Imprison Medical Marijuana Users, Prosecutors Hide the Truth From Jurors
The Kettle Falls Five still face 10 or more years behind bars, despite a congressional edict that arguably bars their prosecution.
The Voluntarily Unvaccinated Are Harming Other People in California Measles Outbreak
Anti-vaxxers it's past time for you to get over your superstition and get your kids vaccinated.
Claiming E-Cigarettes Kill, California Legislator Pushes Vaping Ban
Mark Leno's bill would prohibit vaping everywhere smoking is prohibited.
Mike Pence's 'Market-Based' Plan to Reform Medicaid Is Actually a Deal Between Hospital Lobbyists and the Administration to Expand Obamacare
The Republican governor's supposedly free market plan is a big industry giveaway.
Why the Obama Administration's New Medicare Payment Reform Plan Won't Live Up to the Hype
The administration wants to save billions by overhauling Medicare's payment incentives. The evidence shows how hard this is to do.
