Policy & Ethics

In order to capitalize on current events and our hyperpartisan climate, science news outlets increasingly feel the need to weigh in on how day-to-day political affairs will affect science.

There is ongoing discussion in the medical community and among politicians about when and whether terminally ill patients can receive access to medicines not approved by regulators.

For the last 17 years, the United States government has given organic food corporations a key ally within their halls.

The state of Arkansas just announced that it was able to obtain a drug that would enable lethal injections to proceed. Man, do they need a pharmacology lesson because this is going to be ugly.

"I cut it three times and it's still too short" Old carpenter's joke (1)

It's hard to find a great pair of leggings. It's also hard to find the perfect tote bag. Thankfully, one trip to Lululemon takes care of both of those. 

Previously I discussed the inaccuracies and misdirection found in "Seeing Red", a marketing and advocacy screed labeled as a 'white paper' by the C

Aric Hausknecht, M.D., (1) who is a neurologist and a specialist in pain management, kindly agreed to speak with me about how changing opioid laws and regulations have affected his practice and patients, as well as w

Glyphosate, a component of the popular herbicide commonly known as Roundup in the United States, has been placed on Cali

Given the title of the article and the topic, I am going to make a Conflict of Interest disclosure - my son works for Google and I remain immensely proud of him even if someone claims Google controlled the tone of my article due to that.(1)