Health

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20 Years Ago in Reason

Reason Staff | 3.31.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Would Obama Kiss Justin Bieber to Promote Healthcare.gov?

Nick Gillespie | 3.30.2014 9:24 AM

Politics

6 Big Unanswered Questions About Obamacare

Peter Suderman | 3.28.2014 1:20 PM

Science & Technology

Wikipedia Founder to Holistic Medicine Devotees: Drop Dead

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 3.27.2014 11:41 AM

China

Protests in China Continue Over Medication of Kindergarteners Without Parental Consent

Ed Krayewski | 3.26.2014 4:44 PM

Policy

Why Americans Can't Have Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills

Those with standing to challenge the pill's prescription status also gain from keeping it that way.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.26.2014 4:31 PM

Policy

What FDA Bullies Cost Us

Fewer medical options are the price of bureaucratic "caution."

John Stossel | 3.26.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Obama Administration Promises Obamacare's Open Enrollment Deadline Won't Be Extended—Right Before Extending Obamacare's Open Enrollment

Peter Suderman | 3.26.2014 10:54 AM

Policy

Should Vaccines Be Mandatory?

A libertarian debate on immunization and government

Matt Welch, Ronald Bailey, Jeffrey A. Singer, and Sandy Reider | 3.25.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

The New York Times Warns That Drinking E-Cigarette Fluid Could Become a Fatal Fad Among Toddlers

Jacob Sullum | 3.24.2014 4:10 PM

Policy

Big Brother Is Watching You Eat

The federal government wants to use your technology to change what you eat. In the meantime, they're surreptitiously posting your data online.

Baylen Linnekin | 3.22.2014 8:00 AM

Politics

Tort Reform: Should Lawmakers Cap Medical Malpractice Damages?

The Florida Supreme Court draws new attention to a systemic problem.

S.M. Oliva | 3.20.2014 10:30 AM

Policy

Rhode Island Wants Moms To Urge Their Kids To Get Health Coverage Via Dating, Hookup Apps

Matthew Feeney | 3.18.2014 5:45 PM

Politics

"Go Fruve Yourself!"; Sad-Sack Govt Attempt at Nutritional Advice Just May Start Revolution.

Nick Gillespie | 3.18.2014 11:40 AM

Politics

Obama Says Obamacare's Limited Doctor Networks are About Choice—But In Some Cases There Isn't One

Peter Suderman | 3.18.2014 11:11 AM

Politics

Vid: How to Keep 30 People From Dying Everyday: Q&A with The Kidney Sellers' Sigrid Fry-Revere

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 3.17.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

Paleo Libertarians

John Durant, author of The Paleo Manifesto: Ancient Wisdom for Lifelong Health, tells the story of how he discovered his inner hunter-gatherer.

John Tierney | 3.16.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Obamacare's Mandate Won't Be Delayed, but It Won't Really Be Enforced Either

Peter Suderman | 3.13.2014 11:14 AM

War on Drugs

No Evidence Doctors Can Stop Young Patients From Using Drugs, Say Researchers

J.D. Tuccille | 3.12.2014 7:07 PM

Politics

Obamacare's Enrollment Target Slips Away, and Other Takeaways From Today's Enrollment Report

Peter Suderman | 3.11.2014 4:00 PM

Policy

23andMe's Anne Wojcicki Says FDA Order Seriously 'Slowed Up' Gene Test Sales

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.10.2014 11:00 AM

Politics

Kill the FDA (Before It Kills Again!): Dallas Buyers Club

Nick Gillespie | 3.9.2014 11:15 AM

Politics

Abortion is a Low-Risk Procedure That Doesn't Require Onerous New Medical Regulations

Nick Gillespie | 3.9.2014 9:04 AM

Policy

The Rise and Fall of the New York City Tattoo Ban

How government regulators tried to kill the skin & ink trade.

Damon Root | 3.8.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

If Smokers Vape, Does That Prove Vaping Causes Smoking?

Jacob Sullum | 3.6.2014 11:27 PM

Politics

More Americans Say Obamacare Has Hurt Them and Their Family

Peter Suderman | 3.6.2014 3:41 PM

Politics

To Address Obamacare's Political Problems, Obama Creates a Bigger Policy Mess

Peter Suderman | 3.6.2014 2:40 PM

Politics

Administration Announces Another Obamacare Delay

Peter Suderman | 3.5.2014 4:46 PM

Policy

E-Cigarettes Are Bad Because They Look Like Cigarettes; E-Hookahs Are Worse Because They Don't

Jacob Sullum | 3.5.2014 4:13 PM

Policy

'Avalanche Of Time-Wasting Paperwork For Doctors' in Government's ICD-10 Coding Scheme

J.D. Tuccille | 3.5.2014 1:12 PM

Policy

L.A. City Council Unanimously Bans Vaping in Public Places

Jacob Sullum | 3.4.2014 5:09 PM

Politics

Is Another Politically Motivated Delay of Obamacare On the Way?

Peter Suderman | 3.4.2014 10:05 AM

Politics

Emily Ekins Discusses Health Care Polling on the Cato Institute Daily Podcast

Emily Ekins | 3.3.2014 3:40 PM

Policy

Obamacare Hikes Cost to Patients of Specialty Drugs for Complex Conditions

J.D. Tuccille | 2.28.2014 3:57 PM

Culture

Kerry Kennedy Found Not Guilty in Drugged Driving Case

Daughter of Robert Kennedy accused of getting behind the wheel after taking Ambien

Reason Staff | 2.28.2014 1:45 PM

Politics

The Uninsured Like Obamacare Less and Less

Peter Suderman | 2.28.2014 12:03 PM

Policy

E-Cigarettes Sow Confusion—Among Anti-Smoking Activists

Jacob Sullum | 2.27.2014 5:47 PM

Politics

Obamacare's Failed State Exchanges

The federal government spent more than $1.2 billion on state-based online insurance portals that remain broken.

Peter Suderman | 2.27.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

Should We Thank Michelle Obama for Making Kids Thinner?

Jacob Sullum | 2.26.2014 12:23 PM

Politics

Report Sees Rising Premiums for Many Small Businesses Under Obamacare

Peter Suderman | 2.25.2014 4:55 PM

Policy

L.A. Notices That Vaping Looks Like Smoking, So an E-Cigarette Ban Is Imminent

Jacob Sullum | 2.25.2014 3:45 PM

Designer Babies

Immoral Scaremongering About Designer Babies in the New York Times

Ronald Bailey | 2.25.2014 11:05 AM

Policy

More Vaping, More Smoking: The Implausible Case Against E-Cigarettes

Jacob Sullum | 2.24.2014 5:13 PM

Politics

Feds Waste $100 Billion Per Year in Improper Payments! Will Grow with Obamacare, Medicaid Expansion!

Nick Gillespie | 2.24.2014 4:55 PM

Politics

Ignore the Administration's Inflated Obamacare Coverage Numbers

Peter Suderman | 2.24.2014 12:24 PM

Policy

Obamacare: It Could Be Worse

Hillarycare was tossed onto the ash heap of history-but it still had profound consequences.

A. Barton Hinkle | 2.24.2014 12:00 PM