Policy & Ethics

In August 2020, Scientific American offered its readers some spot-on advice about how to evaluate the constant stream of COVID-19 research we're all subjected to.

Did you quit smoking with the help of an electronic cigarette like I did? The FDA is unimpressed with your progress toward a healthier lifestyle.

A recent perspective piece in the Washington Post is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the so-called "opioid epidemic."&nb

Study after study (after

After denying that the federal government could mandate COVID vaccines less than two months ago, the Biden Administration reversed course on Thu

"Cleaning, integrating, and managing the uncertainty in chaotic real data is essential for reproducible science and to unleash the potential power of big data for biomedical research.” 

“Massive randomized study is proof that surgical masks limit coronavirus spread,” the Washington P

I've lived in California my whole life. It's a beautiful part of the world but a horribly run state. We have too little water, too many wildfires, and, as the last 18 months have demonstrated, executed an atrocious pandemic response.

The battle over COVID-19 vaccine mandates has added another layer of controversy to our bitter, partisan dialogue surrounding the pandemic.

A story is told about a new immigrant, who, on reaching American shores, rapturously extends his arms in joy, and in so doing, fractures the nose of a neighboring bystander. The neighbor sues, and the immigrant finds himself in court.