Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, and the Cult of Silicon Valley
In Bad Blood, Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou explains why Silicon Valley's mystique makes suckers out of billionaires.
Health
Social Security Will Be Insolvent In 16 Years. Maybe Congress Should Do Something About That.
Medicare will run dry even sooner. Do you trust anyone in Washington to solve this problem?
AMA Castigated for Rightly Opposing a National 3-Day Limit on Opioid Prescriptions
The doctors' lobby is right that the arbitrary rule is medically unsound and misconstrues the CDC's guidelines.
Don't Worry About That Diet Soda Habit: Artificial Sweeteners Are Harmless, Say Scientists
After years of being blamed for weight gain and metabolic issues, zero-calorie sweeteners and the drinks they flavor are being absolved.
Congress Approves 'Right to Try' Bill for Critically Ill
President expected to sign legislation allowing earlier access to experimental medication.
Judge's Ruling Threatens California's Assisted Suicide Law
Lawmakers approved bill during a special session. Now that process has been challenged.
Is Trump Just Doing the Crazy Things Republicans Always Promised?: Podcast
From ripping families apart to nominating a torture-enabler as CIA director, the administration is calling the GOP's bluff, Reason editors argue.
FDA Chief Distorts Data While Cheerleading for Mandatory Calorie Counts
Scott Gottlieb claims requiring the numbers on menus "does reduce overall caloric intake," which the research does not show.
New York's Mayor Backs Supervised Injection Facilities to Reduce Opioid Deaths
Bill de Blasio's plan includes four privately funded and operated "overdose prevention centers" in three boroughs.
Start-Ups Make Cheap Alternative to Braces, Dental Trade Groups Cry for Regulation
"This is a disruptive innovation, which is why you're seeing protectionist policies being put into action."
Department of Veterans Affairs
The V.A.'s Biggest Problem Isn't Who's In Charge—It's Centralized Government Control
With Trump's nominee Ronny Jackson out, here's how to fix veterans health care.
Criticism of Ronny Jackson Highlights Anxiety About Performance-Enhancing Drugs
The former V.A. nominee was charged with distributing sleeping pills and stimulants that helped people do their jobs.
FDA Investigation of Adolescent Juuling Could Endanger Adult Smokers
What if the e-cigarette features that appeal to teenagers also appeal to grownups?
This Could Be the First Cannabis-Derived Drug to Win FDA Approval
Epidiolex shows great promise in relieving two severe forms of epilepsy.
Before Busybodies Opposed Home Genome Testing, They Fought Against Home Pregnancy Tests
History shows we have everything to gain from knowing more about our bodies.
Medicare Agency Retreats From Arbitrary Limit on Pain Medication
Under the final rule, pharmacists may fill high-dose opioid prescriptions as long as they verify them.
Health Departments Continue to Sabotage Home Cooks Across the Country
New "cottage food" reforms haven't yet increased freedom.
Pulling the Plug in Paradise: Hawaii Legalizes Assisted Suicide
Americans strongly support the right to end suffering for terminal diseases, but states have lagged behind.
No, Starbucks Coffee Won't Give You Cancer
But California regulations will let people sue your coffee roasting business into oblivion.
New Medicare Rule Promises Needless Suffering for Pain Patients
Taking a cue from the CDC, the proposed regulation imposes an arbitrary cap on opioid prescriptions.
FDA's Low-Nicotine Cigarette Scheme Is an Invitation to Black Market Vendors
People will find sources for what they want no matter what presumptuous regulators say.
Smoking While Walking? That's a $50 Fine Under Proposed NYC Ordinance
New York's smokers would be hit with yet another prohibition.
Uber Health Wants to Drive You to the Hospital
3.6 million Americans a year miss medical appointments because they lack transportation.
Republicans Didn't Repeal Obamacare—But They Did Replace It
Almost by accident, the GOP has made Obamacare their own.
Does That JAMA Study Really Show That Advil Is Just As Effective As Opioids?
Since responses to pain treatment vary widely, it is hazardous to draw broad conclusions from a single study.
Free Yourself From the Soft Tyranny of Nutrition Studies
Chances are, you already know what you need to do to be healthier.
The 2010s Have Been a Banner Decade for Unintended Consequences
The war on drugs looks crueler by the day.
The First Amendment Applies to the FDA Too
Can the government prevent drug firms from telling patients true facts about the medicine they prescribe?
Are Health Advocates Finally Wising Up About the Nature of Risk?
Everything we do entails risk. The question is our tolerance for it.
No, Being Fat Won't Help You Live Longer
A decade or more of "obesity paradox" research is just plain wrong.
Thoughts on the New Constitutional Case Against Obamacare
20 states are right to claim that the mandate is now unconstitutional, but wrong to argue that this requires invalidating the entire Affordable Care Act.
Is Keto the Cure for Type II Diabetes?
A drug-free approach might be the best treatment we have for America's most ubiquitous lifestyle disease.
Even in Health Care, Immigrants Do Jobs Americans Won't
If we want to solve the doctor shortage, we should import more foreign physicians.
Jeff Sessions' Advice to Pain Patients: 'Take Some Aspirin' and 'Tough It Out'
The attorney general thinks people should suffer needlessly, just like John Kelly.
Virginia House Approves Limited Regulatory Reforms for Hospitals, Mental Health Clinics
Virginia's Certificate of Public Need laws drive up costs and limit access to care, but there's little political will for widespread reform or repeal.
Legal Limits on Opioid Prescriptions May Increase the Number of Pills Dispensed
When initial prescriptions are too short, refills are more likely.
San Francisco to Open Safe Drug Injection Sites by Summer
They will be privately funded and operated by nonprofits.
Trump Promotes 'Right to Try' Experimental Treatments for Terminally Ill Patients in SOTU Address
A bill in Congress would follow the states and allow greater access.
Amazon Transformed Retail. Can It Transform Health Care Too?
Online retail giant announces new health care partnership with Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan-Chase.
E-Cigarettes Can Be Lifesavers
An FDA-sponsored report confirms the harm-reducing potential of vaping yet worries, implausibly, that it will boost adolescent smoking.
The Feds Are Willing to Let More Medical Workers Treat Opioid Addicts. Now the States Need to Step Up and Allow It.
It's time we unleashed non-physicians to help opioid addicts.
Study of Postsurgical Patients Shows Addiction to Pain Pills Is Rare
While the risk of "opioid misuse" increased with the duration of the prescription, the overall rate was low.
Republicans Are Preparing to Shut Down the Government Out of Anti-Immigrant Spite
The GOP is declaring war on Dreamers.
How To Make Health Care More Affordable
Virginia's new Democratic politicians have a chance, but it goes against their partisan instincts.
