Policy & Ethics

Where science meets society: regulatory decisions, research ethics, public health policy, and the debates around how scientific knowledge is applied, funded, and communicated.

Once, an HIV/AIDS diagnosis meant virtually certain death. [1] That was before Gilead Pharmaceuticals developed the drug tenofovir in two “prodrug” forms [2], tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF).
Medicare Advantage (MA) accounts for an increasing share of overall Medicare coverage. The privatized program now serves 54% of eligible beneficiaries, and why not?
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The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) recently launched Project Remission, which is dedicated to the idea that chronic diseases, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and obesity, are not inevitably progressive and can
How do you keep them down on the farm?
In a move critics are already calling political theater, President Donald J. Trump, joined by senior administration officials including HHS Secretary Kennedy, announced an executive order recommending a new vaccine schedule.
As summer rolls on, we're making headlines, covering everything from AI-generated health videos featuring fake doctors to the latest absurdities in America's war on pain patients.
In the days since Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Senate hearing and the accompanying 1,100-page document dump, we’ve learned some revealing facts about the man who spearheaded America’s pandemic response.