America Doesn't Have Enough Dentists
And dentists are partially to blame.
Health
Merchants of Environmentalist Doubt*
Contrary to activist claims, the popular herbicide glyphosate does not cause cancer in people, says a new study.
Trump's Pick For HHS Secretary Is a Former Drug Executive Who Thinks Obamacare is a "Fundamentally Broken System"
Alex Azar's combination of industry and government experience could make him a formidable bureaucratic operator.
Public Health Nannies Want to Stop You From Boozing. Why? Because Cancer
On the other hand, drinking may also reduce cardiovascular risks and boost your income. It's also a pleasure.
Treating Drug Overdoses As Homicides May Be Deadly
The Drug Policy Alliance documents an unjust prosecution trend that makes opioid fatalities more likely.
N.H. Can't Monitor This Elderly Doc's Painkiller Prescriptions, and Now They're Shutting Her Down
Did a small number of complaints get used to punish bureaucracy-rejecting physician?
Opioid Commission Mistakenly Blames Pain Treatment for Drug Deaths
The panel wants to make prescription analgesics even harder to obtain.
The GOP Tax Bill Doesn't Repeal Obamacare's Individual Mandate
But a future version might.
The Deceptive Art of Confirmation-Biased 'Science': Condemning Glyphosate
With a little conflict of interest thrown in
Potheads Have Hotter Sex Lives
A new study finds that the more someone smokes pot, the more sex they're likely to have.
No Forced Childbirth for Undocumented Immigrant Teen in Federal Custody
This was a simple choice: Compel the girl to give birth or let her get an abortion. The fact that she is undocumented doesn't change that reality.
For Congress, the Best Deal on Obamacare May Be No Deal At All
Allowing the health law's insurer subsidies to go unpaid may be the superior outcome for everyone.
This One Weird Trick Could Improve Medical Care
Virginia should eliminate Certificates of Public Need.
Former NFL Players Say League Should Allow Players to Use Marijuana to Treat Pain, Injuries
Former player: If there's any sport or league that should be leading the way in experiments with cannibis, of course it's the NFL.
Legal Marijuana Is Becoming the Norm
The case for full legalization becomes stronger-and more politically acceptable-all the time.
Meet a Doctor Who Picks Patients Over Insurance Companies: Podcast
Ryan Neuhofel is part of a movement of "direct primary care" physicians who deal directly with patients.
Two Senators Want a Bipartisan Deal to Prop Up Obamacare
A new proposal from Sens. Murray and Alexander would fund the health law's insurance industry subsidies for two years.
Feds Admit Their Prosecution of Medical Marijuana Users in Washington Was Illegal
After trying for years to imprison the Kettle Falls Five as drug dealers, prosecutors concede they are patients protected by federal law.
How to End the Fight Over Contraception
Birth control should be available over the counter.
Misdiagnosing Causes and Casualties in the Opioid War [Corrected]
Do the pain relief benefits of prescription opioids outweigh their addiction risks?
The Simpleminded Opioid Narrative That Doomed Tom Marino
The drug czar nominee withdrew his name after being portrayed as the henchman of villains who profit from addiction.
Harvey Weinstein and the End of Open Secrets: Podcast
This week's show covers the Iran nuclear deal, threats to the First Amendment, the Harvey Weinstein scandal, and Trump's latest moves on health care.
These Doctors Got Fed Up With Insurance. Now They Treat Their Patients Like Valued Customers.
The "direct primary care" movement is attracting physicians sick of red tape. And it's transforming the doctor-patient relationship.
Relax, Unlicensed Nurses Aren't Going to Roam Wisconsin Looking for Victims
And if they were, state licensing laws probably wouldn't be the best way to stop them.
By Cutting Off Obamacare's Insurer Subsidies, Trump Might Help More People Get Health Coverage
The president has finally brought the law into constitutional compliance.
Trump's New Executive Order Makes It Easier to Buy Insurance Outside of Obamacare
Trump's order reveals how Obamacare functions as a trap for policymakers.
Does Reproductive Freedom Mean Forcing People to Sin?
Defenders of Obamacare's contraceptive mandate give short shrift to religious liberty.
California Enacts Likely Ineffective Drug Price Transparency Law
What will really keep drug (and any other) prices lower? Competition.
Should You Be Able to Buy Birth Control—or a Tank—Over the Counter? [Podcast]
Reason's Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch on why government-mandated birth control and the NRA both suck.
Getting a Religious Exemption to Providing 'Free' Birth Control Just Got Easier
Department of Health and Human Services officials claim the rule will not change coverage for "99.9 percent of women."
The Real 'Modern Slavery'? Inside America's Court-Ordered Corporate Labor Camps
Under the guise of getting addicts treatment, courts are ordering people to do dangerous and unremunerated labor in "diversion" factory farms.
Congress Could Let All Patients Have the 'Right to Try' Without Going Through the FDA's Complicated Application Process
The FDA is slashing paperwork requirements for expanded access trials in response to state-level "right to try" laws. That's good, but it's not enough.
Katherine Mangu-Ward: Using Race to Drum up Criminal Justice Outrage Is A-OK
Reason editor in chief steps into The Fifth Column.
'Medicare Is a Bank Without Security Guards:' Media Executive David Goldhill Debates Princeton's Paul Starr
Watch or listen to the latest Soho Forum on expanding government-run health care.
Why Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All Is a Bad Idea
If single-payer couldn't make it out of Sanders' home state, there's no reason to try it on all of America.
Screw Donald Trump—Go Ahead, Sit During the Anthem: Podcast
Reason's Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Eric Boehm, and Andrew Heaton discuss the president's NFL feud, Graham-Cassidy, and tax reform.
Rand Paul and John McCain Might Have Killed the GOP's Obamacare Repeal Bill
Paul says he won't be swayed by Trump's threats. "I'm a big boy."
Don't Fall for Jimmy Kimmel's Cheap Zero-Sum Emotionalism
His political rants could be written by any liberal activist.
