Are the proposed changes the result of the pursuit of science — or other interests?
Medicine
What Doctors Know — and We Can Learn — About Dying
Physicians are more likely to sign advance directives and avoid rescue measures at the end of their lives
ADHD and Food: The Connection Is Tenuous
All we can say for sure about controlling a child’s diet to treat ADHD is that it makes the parents feel better
An American Hospital: The Most Dangerous Place?
Only 1 in 7 medical mistakes gets noticed and reported. Hospitals should adhere to basic safety measures used by other industries
Should You Be Allowed to Sell Your Bone Marrow?
A new ruling reinterprets the National Organ Transplant Act banning the sale of bone marrow. Will other human body parts follow?
Forget Dieting, Try Intermittent Fasting
Weight loss advice from a man who loves to eat and often eats more than he should
The Killer We Can Beat
New data shows that ending malaria is within our reach. We just need the resources to finish the job
What Will End the Era of the Blockbuster Drug?
The real lesson from Lipitor is that big sellers are vastly overprescribed, even after going off patent
Overmedicating Foster Kids: The Cost of Skimping on Care
Overdrugged foster kids is the price we pay for taking care of at-risk children on the cheap
The Overselling of Antioxidants
Why the current craze over antioxidant-rich foods shows a serious misunderstanding of how nutrients actually work
Good Riddance to Avastin
Our addiction to expensive and ineffective treatment is the road to economic ruin
The ‘Personhood’ Fight is Not Going Away
The Mississippi vote on Prop 26 may be over, but this battle will continue
What Ricki Lake Doesn’t Tell You About Homebirth
Celebrity endorsements aside, giving birth at home is more dangerous and more likely to be attended by an untrained midwife