Policy & Ethics

On May 14, EPA announced that it would keep the current drinking water regulations for PFOA and PFOS, two “forever chemicals” at four parts per trillion (ppt), and will rescind and reconsider the rules for PFHxS, PFNA, and “GenX chemicals” a

This month is the 98th anniversary of Buck v. Bell – the infamous case upholding Virginia’s involuntary sterilization law.

Much of the federal government’s response to the raging COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was admirable.

“The initial mission of the Commission shall be to advise and assist the President on how best to exercise his authority to address the childhood chronic disease crisis.” 

On May 3, 2025, with a vote of 212 to 6, residents in Cameron County, Texas, incorporated the new municipality of Starbase.

Every 10 years, the census officially counts our population, information used to redraw the lines of Congressional districts. What could go wrong? 

Among the most critical skills for a surgeon is the ability to reflect deeply upon your errors, identifying how you can do better.

Thus far, 2025 has brought us some thirty thousand or more flu deaths, almost 900 

By any measure, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one of the most critical and ubiquitous institutions in American public life.