Politics & Law

The Supreme Court clarified the matter of good faith in opioid cases. The ruling will improve the patient-physician relationship and...

The ONDCP announced an initiative aimed at reducing overdose deaths. But by limiting all of addiction into a metric, we...

A call for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19 renews interest in the virus's mutation patterns. It also...

Medicine and law have strained their relationship, butting heads on a host of issues of late. The problem lies in...

In recent weeks, a slew of newly enacted health laws or revised interpretations emerged. Despite the changes, the means to...

Some critics have raised concerns about potential unintended consequences of the proposed ban, particularly for African American menthol smokers.

Nearly 80% of chronic mental health conditions emerge in childhood, and when help is eventually sought, it is often years...

A draft leak of Justice Alito's interpretation of abortion references 16th century common law, when abortion was illegal. It changes...

The most controversial healthcare laws simplify complex issues through vague legal terms. Opioids and abortions have similar levels of outrage...

We discuss health policy in terms of rights. Instead, the medical community must challenge the notion that patient behavior can...

Many public health and addiction experts promote the “harm reduction” tactic to help prevent overdose deaths.

Since Vaught’s arrest in 2019, there have been at least seven other incidents of hospital staffers searching medication cabinets with...