How To Crush 'the Tyranny of Metrics'
Historian Jerry Z. Muller says we waste too much time fixating on measurements that lead us astray.
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Medical HIV Suppression Is Well Within Reach
More evidence that the treatment for HIV infection also stops its spread.
Students Fight to Free Contraception From Vending Machine Laws: Reason Roundup
Plus: Russian "spy" Maria Butina, Baton Rouge cops in blackface, good news for California sex workers, and a new FDA crackdown.
The Future of Science: Podcast
Michael Shermer, Ron Bailey, and Jim Epstein talk poverty-eradication, genomics, and blockchain at Reason's 50th anniversary celebration
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It's OK To Make Money on Genetic Research
Companies should be applauded, not criticized, for working to identify the genetic roots of diseases that afflict humanity.
Sen. Warren Has a Plan to Socialize Pharmaceuticals: Reason Roundup
Plus: Tumblr porn filters catch company's own examples of permitted content and how the GOP learned to love bailouts.
Epilepsy Drug Is the First Marijuana-Based Treatment Legalized Under Federal Law
The FDA approved Epidiolex in June, and today the DEA made it a Schedule V drug, the least restrictive classification for controlled substances.
How Formerly Independent Doctors Were Pushed Out of Business
Rules and regulations intended to reform health care are driving private practices out of business by overconfident design.
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.
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.
Congress Approves 'Right to Try' Bill for Critically Ill
President expected to sign legislation allowing earlier access to experimental medication.
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.
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.
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.
The First Amendment Applies to the FDA Too
Can the government prevent drug firms from telling patients true facts about the medicine they prescribe?
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.
Legal Limits on Opioid Prescriptions May Increase the Number of Pills Dispensed
When initial prescriptions are too short, refills are more likely.
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.
D.C. Deregulates Birth Control…and Dooms It With Obamacare Add-Ons
The change would put D.C. in line with a rapidly rising number of states allowing pharmacist-prescribed oral contraceptives.
When Good-Faith Medicine Raises 'Red Flags'
The DEA's investigation of Forest Tennant tries to criminalize differences of opinion about pain treatment.
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.
Legal Marijuana Is Becoming the Norm
The case for full legalization becomes stronger-and more politically acceptable-all the time.
On Health Care, Private Sector May Show Congress the Way
Just because Congress can't fix health care doesn't mean it can't be done.
Will All Seriously Ill Americans Be Granted the 'Right to Try' Experimental Meds?
Senate approves bill giving some earlier access to treatment.
Tired of High Health Care Costs? Look at Misbehaving Dentists and the Licenses That Enable Them
Dentists use political muscle and control of regulatory boards to limit competition. How many other licensed professionals do the same?
Meet the Doctor Who Refuses to Stop Prescribing Opioids to Pain Patients
"I take the Hippocratic oath seriously that my job is to relieve pain and suffering," says Dr. Forest Tennant, a California pain specialist who patients from across the nation are flocking to see.
Charlie Gard's Case Shows Why Government Should Stay Out of End-of-Life Choices
Assisted suicide, experimental medical treatments, and slippery slopes
The GOP Health-Care Reform Plans Are Worse Than Useless: Nick Gillespie on Kennedy
What part of "First, Do No MORE Harm" do congressional Republicans not understand?
Scott Gottlieb Confirmed as New FDA Commissioner
Not a radical reformer, but clearly understands how overregulation is slowing medical innovation
CRISPR and the Dawn of the New Biotech Revolution
Cures for HIV/AIDS and specifically targeted antibiotics
Should You Be Compensated for Your Medical Waste?
Especially if it turns out to be valuable?
Is the Cure for Aging Just Around the Corner?
Here's hoping that we've not been born one generation too early.
Rejuvenation By Killing Off Senescent Cells and by Boosting DNA Repair: New at Reason
Two new studies report experiments that successfully reverse aging
Can the Free Market Fix Health Care? Listen to Michael Cannon vs. Jonathan Cohn at the Soho Forum (Reason Podcast)
A live debate at the Soho Forum in New York City.
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NRA-Backed Law Violates the First Amendment in the Name of Protecting the Second
The right to armed self-defense is not a license to muzzle nosy doctors.
911 Emergency Response System Significantly Reduced U.S. Murder Rate, Says Study
More than a 34 percent to 56 percent decrease in homicides attributed to the 911 systems
Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall: Incidence Declines for Men and Remains Steady for Women
Good news: Cancer mortality rate has dropped from its peak of 215.1 (per 100,000 population) in 1991 to 166.4 in 2012.
Time to Declare Aging a Disease and Get On with Curing It: New at Reason
Who wants to live to be a 100? Someone who is 99 years old. Especially if he feels like a 25 year-old.
Two New Studies Find Psilocybin Relieves Cancer Patients' Anxiety and Depression
A single dose of the banned psychedelic led to large and lasting psychological improvements.
FDA Approves Final Stage of MDMA Drug Trials
Banned in 1985, the "empathogen" could be legally available as a psychotherapeutic catalyst as soon as 2021.
The BMJ Joins The Lancet in Supporting Drug Legalization
The venerable British medical journal urges governments to "investigate more effective alternatives to criminalisation of drug use and supply."