Policy & Ethics

Access to affordable, high-quality health care is essential — particularly for more vulnerable Americans such as seniors and the disabled.

It typically takes years for toxic tort cases to resolve and can cost millions. even billions, of dollars to prosecute.

When Lars Larson and I recently discussed the Supreme Court's influence over government regulation. I expressed my concerns.

As a healthcare writer and patient advocate for nearly 30 years, I’ve witnessed a disturbing trend:  doctors are being pushed out of medicine or jailed due to their use of opioid prescriptions to treat pain -- often based on testimony f

As STAT reports, GOP vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance said the following on Meet the Press. DATE? 

The Forced Swim Test

Note: These are intermediate findings, and final decisions are yet to come. For the moment, things bode well for the defense.  “Meso” [sic] is not a Japanese Soup

I confirmed that drug shortages are indeed a serious issue. A University of Utah study found that there are shortages of more than 300 essential drugs, including pain relievers, cancer medications, anesthetics, and even basic IV solutions.

Scientific American (SciAm) set social media on fire this week by endorsing Kam