Health & Science
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Perverse Incentives: Are Needle Exchanges Good Policy?
Can the ends justify the means?
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Legal Battles over the Mirena IUD: What’s Next?
What's going on with Bayer's IUD, Mirena?
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The Personal Care Products Safety Act: Modernizing Outdated Regulations
A cause we should all be supporting.
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Frozen Embryo Donation and Adoption: A New Trend?
A new, increasingly popular option for couples struggling to conceive.
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Malaria: Did Scientists Finally Find a Solution?
A new, controversial solution could save a lot of lives.
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Sexism in Science: Bias Beyond the Lab
A look at bias in clinical trials.
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What’s in Your Food?: A Look at Regulating the Food Industry
A look at the food industry's newest regulations.
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Infant Intersex Surgery: Genital Mutilation in the U.S.?
Genital mutilation isn't just a foreign problem.
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Falling Fertility: The Impact of Declining Birth Rates
Here's why millennials should start reproducing.
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Vicarious Trauma: What is it and How Can Legal Culture Make it Worse?
Legal culture often exacerbates vicarious trauma experienced by lawyers and helping professions.
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Trusting Scientific Research: Who Funds Our Opinions?
Bias in research funding is common, but what does it really do?
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Are We Spending Enough on Public Health?
Public health initiatives aim to keep us all happy and healthy.
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Pregnant Without Insurance? Prepare for a Big Bill
All the hidden, and not so hidden costs, of getting pregnant if you don't have insurance.
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The United States Isn’t Immune to Counterfeit Drugs
There are plenty of black markets for counterfeit drugs, including here in the United States.
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American Health Care: Last Place Among Peer Nations in Latest Study
The American healthcare system ranks last among peer nations. Find out why.
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Can a Space Fence Really Fix the Problem of Space Trash?
Orbital debris is a real problem for our space programs.
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Healthcare Digitization: Balancing Public Health and Privacy
The move toward healthcare digitization has raised some notable concerns about patients' privacy.
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Endangered Species Protections: Are We Doing Enough?
What more can we do to save our most vulnerable species?
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Sexual Reassignment Surgery: The Path to Medicare Coverage
What's changed since Medicare lifted its ban on sexual reassignment surgery last year?
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Breathalyzers in Cars? Changes in American Alcohol Policies
What's next for American alcohol policies?
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Skin Cancer: Clinical Trials, Current Policies, and Certain Progress
Efforts by the U.S. to wipe out skin cancer once and for all.
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Natural or Organic: Not Just the Labels on Our Food
What does it actually mean to label our food organic or natural?
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Biomonitoring: A New Way to Look at Health Policy
Biomonitoring provides a new way to determine how our environments affect health.
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Who Owns the Moon? Space Property Rights Are Nearing
As we move toward a commercial space industry, how will the laws evolve?
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How to Regulate Gluten, the Modern Food Villain
Why do more people have gluten sensitivities, and how do we fix it?
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Neuroscience in the Courtroom: Can We Measure Pain?
New technology may allow us to measure pain in injury lawsuits.
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E-Cigarettes: Should We Treat Them Like Traditional Cigarettes?
Everything you need to know about the newest smoking phenomenon in the U.S.
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Superbugs: How to Fight the Evolving Menaces
Superbugs spread quickly throughout hospitals and don't always respond to antibiotics. How can we stop them?
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Heroin: The New Drug of the Middle Class?
Why has heroin become a popular drug for middle class Americans?
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Climate Change: How Will it Impact Our Health?
As the climate changes, there are new health concerns for the world's population.
