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How can you identify a scientifically ignorant person? Ask him if he's concerned about the health effects of GMOs. If the answer is yes, you've identified somebody who probably couldn't pass an 8th grade science test.
Should scientific research ever be judged by the name of the scientist who performed it? Most people, scientists included, would answer "no." The quality of the research is far more important than the name of the researcher who performed it.
The discussion of the effect of corporate payments to physicians has taken a new turn; no longer do we need ProPublica to raise concerns, physicians are now raising them.
A recent study of commercial insurance claims for patients under 65 found that total visits to primary care providers (PCP) [1], mid-level providers, and specialists fell 4% from 2012 to 2016.
Lately, whether it be while watching the news on television, scrolling through social media or engaging in conversations no matter what side of the political spectrum, I am constantly thrust back into my life as a practicing pediatrician navigatin
Suicide rates are up in the United States. In some places, they are way up.
I’ve written before on Yelp’s reviews of physicians, a source far more often reviewed when looking for a physician than all of those websites by the gove
One of our core missions is to spread the good news about science as far and wide as possible! Obviously, we do plenty of that here on the ACSH website, but we also regularly appear in various media outlets across the country (and world!).
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fell in her office, according to media reports via the court released statement, and broke multiple ribs.