After Newtown, CT Rethinks Commitment Rules
May make it easier to lock people up
Health
New Vaccine Slows Progress of HIV
Viral load dropped by more than 90 percent in almost half of patients who received the vaccine
Chavez's Illness Puts $7 Billion Worth of Caribbean Oil Funding at Risk
Oil subsidies help support Cuba and keep inflation in check
Israel Bans Skinny Models
Obviously, lawmakers have solved all pressing concerns and can now mandate their preferences for zaftig women
Physicians To Get Two-Year Boost in Compensation for Seeing Medicaid Patients
Which is nice, but doesn't make the program more attractive to new docs or financially viable
Study: Slightly Overweight People Live Longer
"Obesity experts" warn not to read too much into it
Plead Guilty or Go to Prison for Life
The stark choice given a medical marijuana grower highlights the injustice of mandatory minimums.
Doctors Expect Full Recovery for Hillary Clinton
Blood clot did not result in stroke or neurological damage
Federal Judge Blocks Contraception Mandate for Domino's Founder
For office park he owns, not pizza chain (which he no longer owns)
Hobby Lobby Will Defy Health Law
Religious owners refuse to offer abortion-inducing drugs as part of benefits
Examine Inequality's Causes Before Prescribing Solutions
Fear and loathing of income inequality is both totally understandable and ultimately misplaced.
Iran President Fires Health Minister
Only woman in cabinet, she criticized colleagues for not funding medicine imports
Efforts Continue to Approve Medical Marijuana in Pennsylvania
State senator hopes to resurrect dead bill
Kenyan Hospital Imprisoning Women Who Can't Pay Bills
Director says he cannot afford to give free care
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Upholds Morning-After Pill Coverage
Hobby Lobby Stores claimed the mandate violated their owners' religious beliefs
Supreme Court Denies Injunction in Contraception Case
Will not get involved in birth control coverage rules until lower courts have ruled
Germany Exporting Sick and Elderly to Other Nations for Care
Increasing number of residents unable to afford retirement homes
Maryland Tries To Convince Doctors To Accept Medicaid
The ranks of welfare patients are expected to balloon, but willing providers are in short supply
Study Shows Marijuana Works as Pain Reliever for Some
Doesn't actually reduce pain, but causes some to notice it less
Judge Rules Alabama Cannot Segregate Prisoners with HIV
Says it violates federal disabilities laws
AZ Official Appeals Ruling In Favor of Medical Marijuana
The Maricopa County Attorney is a bit of a drug-warrior
Florida's War on Pill Mills Is Also a War on Patient Privacy
An anti-drug taskforce in Seminole County has illegally confiscated the records of more than 5,000 patients.
Three Day Total In Anti-Polio Attacks Hits Nine
Medical workers distributing the polio vaccine are being shot at as some Islamist groups claim the groups are spies for the U.S.
Pot Patients Angered By CA City Ban on Dispensaries
This is the problem with allowing regulation
Cash-Only Surgery Center Becomes a Model for Free-Market Health Care
It actually posts competitive prices up-front and won't deal with Medicaid or Medicare
Pakistan Leaders Call for Probe into Polio Workers' Killings
Also call for compensation for victims' families
Michigan Supreme Court Rejects Pot Collectives
State medical marijuana law does not allow for them
If You Run a Fake Vaccination Program as a Cover for a Covert Op, People Just Might Suspect That Real Vaccination Workers Are Covert Operatives
Assassinations of public health workers in Pakistan.
