CDC Vastly Overestimated U.S. Maternal Death Rates, Says New Study
Maternal health care has actually improved substantially in many areas.
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Bryan Johnson: Can This Rich Transhumanist Beat Death?
Bryan Johnson, venture capitalist and founder of Blueprint, discusses his $2 million a year effort to reverse aging on Just Asking Questions.
DEA Shuts Down Drug Factory Even as Adderall Shortage Persists
The DEA is cracking down on manufacturers, hurting patients who genuinely need those drugs.
A New Pain Medication Could Reinforce the Disastrous Crackdown on Prescription Opioids
When the government is systematically interfering with medical decisions, a non-opioid alternative may not actually increase treatment options.
Why We Went Crazy During COVID Lockdowns
The Things Fell Apart host Jon Ronson explains how a 1988 quack medical concept inspired George Floyd's death in 2020 and how Plandemic is basically a rewrite of Star Wars.
The Newly Unveiled HHS Rationale for Rescheduling Marijuana Underlines Drug Warriors' Dishonesty
The points about marijuana's risks and benefits that the department now concedes were clear long before last August.
When Your Heart Becomes a Snitch
Modern medical devices are lifesavers. But they’re vulnerable to hackers and compromise our privacy.
The New York Times Misrepresented a Shoddy Study Claiming Private Equity Worsened Hospital Care
Researchers trumpeted a statistically insignificant finding and attempted to explain away contrary data. The Gray Lady further garbled the evidence.
Major Pharmacies Give Cops Patient Records Without a Warrant, Lawmakers' Investigation Finds
Three major pharmacy chains admitted to encouraging staff to hand prescription records over to law enforcement without a warrant, and without a legal review.
Rand Paul: Why Is the FDA Still Requiring Human or Animal Testing For New Drugs?
"The FDA's regulations related to animal testing no longer fully conform with applicable law," writes the Kentucky senator.
New Jersey Secretly Stores Your Newborn's Blood for Decades
According to a new lawsuit, New Jersey has handed over leftover blood from newborn genetic testing to law enforcement and sold it to third parties.
Free the Meds: 5 Drugs You Should Be Able To Buy Over the Counter
The FDA is unnecessarily making your life more difficult.
Democrats Say They're Fighting Inequality. But Many of Their Policies Favor the Rich.
Over the last several years, they have worked nonstop to ease the tax burden of their high-income constituents.
The Shady Statistics Behind the War on Painkillers
The government has doubled down on failed policies, citing deeply flawed studies and misrepresenting data.
California Quietly Repeals Restrictions on Doctors' COVID-19 Advice
Several federal judges had expressed skepticism about the constitutionality of penalizing physicians for departing from a government-defined "consensus."
Fake Sudafed Is Bullshit, Just As You Suspected
Legal restrictions on pseudoephedrine have not reduced meth use, but they have driven people with colds or allergies toward substitutes that seem to be completely ineffective.
Rick Perry: The Conservative Case for Psychedelics
The former Texas governor on helping veterans with PTSD, increasing legal immigration, and the illegal drug he'd most like to try
DEA Finally Relaxes Prescription Transfer Rules
The change, while welcome, is modest and won't get rid of patients' headaches as they try to fill their prescriptions.
Rescheduling Marijuana Would Leave Federal Prohibition Essentially Untouched
Although the HHS-recommended change would benefit researchers and the cannabis industry, it would not resolve the conflict between state and federal marijuana laws.
If You Need Pain Pills, Politicians Want To Monitor Your Body Chemistry
Our political leaders envision a future in which high-tech implants snitch about our use of painkillers.
Rick Perry: The Conservative Case for Psychedelic Medicine
The former Texas governor on helping veterans with PTSD, increasing legal immigration, and the illegal drug he'd most like to try
A Netflix Drama Reinforces Pernicious Misconceptions About Pain Treatment
Painkiller reflects an indiscriminate anti-opioid bias that has caused needless suffering.
Jay Bhattacharya & John Vecchione: Biden's Social Media Meddling Was Illegal
Plaintiffs in Missouri v. Biden allege that federal pressure to remove and suppress COVID-19 material on Facebook and Twitter violates the First Amendment.
The Return of MDMA
Some doctors are itching to prescribe ecstasy again. How do we avoid the regulatory mistakes of the '80s?
'Bidenomics,' Like All Industrial Policy, Sucks
Plus: Does Tom Cruise really do all of his own stunts?
All Birth Control Pills, Not Just One, Should Be Over the Counter
The FDA decision is only a mini step toward freeing the pill.
A Strange Museum Takes a Strange Turn
Attempts to limit access to the Mütter Museum’s collection of medical oddities disrespect the living and the dead.
Fearmongering Won't Solve Climate Change
Global warming is an issue. But there are other pressing problems that deserve the world's attention.
Poppy Seeds Trigger Child Neglect Investigations
Drug tests for new moms are "unnecessary and nonconsensual," argues the ACLU.
Doctors and Patients Strike Back Against Hospital Monopolies
South Carolina will now only require a certificate of need for long-term care facilities, opening the health care market to smaller providers.
Jail Officials Refused To Give Him His Heart Transplant Medication. Days Later, He Was Dead.
A lawyer for the family speculates that jail officials balked at the medication's high price.
Taxing the Rich Will Have No Meaningful Effect on Our Sky-High National Debt
The U.S. tax system is extremely progressive, even compared to European countries—whose governments rely on taxing the middle class.
I Gave My Bone Marrow for Free. Not Everyone Should Have To.
More than 3,000 Americans die each year waiting for a bone marrow donor. Be the Match still refuses to compensate donors.
Doctors Detail Dangerous Pregnancy Care in States With Abortion Restrictions
Plus: APA says social media not inherently harmful for kids, senators propose Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Agency, and more...
Vivek Ramaswamy Thinks 'Wokeness Is a Cultural Cancer'
Why the businessman launched a long shot campaign for the presidency.
FDA Might Approve Over-the-Counter Sales of One Birth Control Pill. Now It's Time To Approve All the Rest.
Why won’t the FDA allow women to buy a safer product without requiring a doctor’s visit that medical experts think is unnecessary?
Autopsy Shines Light on Death of Child Taken by Arizona's Child Welfare Agency
He was hospitalized multiple times for diabetes while in state custody.
The Unprecedented Judicial Move in the Texas Abortion Pill Decision
It’s not the FDA’s job to tell doctors what to do.
Idaho Takes Aim at Interstate Travel for Abortion. Health Care Providers Are Suing.
Plus: Australia's failed news media bargaining code, two ways government created an Adderall shortage, and more...
I Gave Myself Severe Diarrhea for Science. Don't Tax Me for It.
Eliminating taxation on compensation for being a human guinea pig is just good public policy.
I Finally Caught COVID. The Government Made the Experience Even Worse.
Thanks to onerous regulations, life-saving drugs are more expensive and harder to get.
Hospitals Are Still Reporting New Mothers for Neglect Based on Drug Tests Triggered by Poppy Seeds
Two New Jersey women who gave birth last fall suffered harrowing ordeals thanks to their breakfast choices.
Texas Man Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Friends Who Helped His Ex-Wife Obtain an Abortion
"I know either way he will use it against me.... And after the fact, I know he will try to act like he has some right to the decision," said the woman in text messages to her friends named as defendants in the suit.
Short on Adderall? Blame DEA Production Caps
Each year, the DEA sets production limits for certain drugs, including some ingredients in common amphetamine pills like Adderall.
Five Women Sue Texas Over the State's Narrow Abortion Exception
The law allows abortions when there is a "medical emergency"—but what qualifies as an emergency?