The strategy that our government is employing is ridiculous; we are fighting the wrong enemy. Pain medications, like Percocet and Vicodin, on their own, kill few relatively few people while illicit fentanyl and its monster analogs like carfentanil are responsible for the carnage we see daily on the news.

Germany serves as a wonderful example of how to do everything – everything wrong, that is – when it comes to energy policy.

Given that Andrew Zimmern, host of Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel, has crisscrossed the world and then some, eating some of the craziest things you can imagine for more than a decade, the main question is: Has he ever gotten terribly ill? "No, I’ve had no 'digestive issues,' he said while laughing. "And I keep waiting for it to happen!"

In a world where we can no longer distinguish truth from lies and science itself has been redefined, non-scientists can claim to be scientists. And our writer is the Queen of England.

Portier, an activist statistician who pushed to get the common herbicide ingredient glyphosate listed as a "hazard" for carcinogen-labeling purposes while with the International Agency for Research on Cancer, only later revealed he was on the payroll of an anti-science litigation group that, at the time, was targeting glyphosate.

Risks change in healthcare when imminent life or death are your alternatives.

For fair-skinned folks, the results of a new study can be taken as some worthy advice: applying sunscreen alone doesn't provide enough protection from sunburn.
Instead, multiple protection methods are needed for those with pale skin to keep the threat of skin cancer at bay.

Ethologists, videographers and economists have all studied the behavior of surgeons in the operating room. Their revelations will not surprise surgeons, and they do not require the trappings of p-values and statistics. 

Antibacterial surfaces are one way that we are fighting back against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In one type of surface – naturally found on dragonfly wings – tiny pillars physically rip bacteria apart.

Inclusivity for those with chronic disease or differing abilities is gaining momentum as a fashion trend. These targeted solutions to quality-of-life issues are a refreshing way to achieve the larger goal of a healthier society.