Americans venerate the four ethical principles as articulated by Beauchamps and Childress: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. However, in the current controversy pitting “medical ...

Billionaires rubbing elbows at inaugurations, tech giants rewriting the rules of online content, and the ever-blurring line between corporate influence and public policy—it’s just another week in the ...

Water fluoridation transformed dental care, saved billions of dollars, and inspired an iconic scene in a Hollywood satire ("Dr. Strangelove"). Yet, some eight decades after it was first introduced, ...

We've slapped a tax on sugary drinks, watched prices rise, and people bought less soda—but their waistlines didn’t seem to ...

We are well into the flu season, and people have different strategies for preventing or treating viral infections. Of course, ...

There were unforgiveable shortcomings in management, which included critical information not reaching senior officials as ...

The fluoride controversy, where advocates and opponents argue in the media, is a distraction because the views of real and ...

The medical journal The Lancet recently published a detailed consensus statement classifying obesity as a disease. The ...

Lithium batteries are in the news constantly. But lithium has plenty of other uses. It's a drug for bipolar disorder. It used ...

After 20 years of hemming, hawing, and “evaluating the science,” the FDA is finally muscling its way onto the most coveted ...