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.

Purdue Pharma recently reached a $7.4 billion settlement with all 50 states and the Di
 In January 2025, I wrote about how the battle to define “unreasonable risk” under the Chemical Saf
Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 118 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:
Beyond formatting concerns, the MAHA report blames synthetic chemicals for our obesity, eczema, and chronic di
"Every five years, as many as half of MA enrollees switch from one MA plan to a different MA plan, and one in ten exit MA for traditional fee-for-service Medicare."
On May 14, EPA announced that it would keep the current drinking water regulations for PFOA and PFOS, two “forever chemicals” at four parts per trillion (ppt), and will rescind and reconsider the rules for PFHxS, PFNA, and “GenX chemicals” a
This month is the 98th anniversary of Buck v. Bell – the infamous case upholding Virginia’s involuntary sterilization law.
Much of the federal government’s response to the raging COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was admirable.