Policy & Ethics

The US House of Representatives, in its quest to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), has included in its effort a proposal to "defund" Planned Parenthood.

Physicians give advice. That’s what we do.

Dear Hollywood:

A young man who received a lung transplant four weeks ago following a terrible case of pneumonia that caused his lungs to collapse has died.

Several years after the ACA ("Obamacare") passed, healthcare costs continue to rise in America.

I was fortunate to attend and discuss health policy for veterans at the 2017 Yale-West Point Civil-Military Service Symposium.

The IARC monograph program on Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks must be reformed and brought into the 21st century – or it should be abolished

Because of the replication problems facing biomedical science and psychology, much attention in recent years has focused on scientific integrity. How can scientists ensure that the data they are publishing is accurate and reliable?

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” - Alice in Wonderland

There has been a great deal of hyperbole and confusion about the recent and future direction of science and health in America, both in the applied and basic research sense, but for the public it's hard to separate what is a legitimate worry v