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January 30, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scientists Saved a Bear With Fish Skin—And Stumbled on a Game-Changing Idea
The story of California's rescued bears isn't just heartwarming. It's the beginning of a new way to think about burn treatment.
March 13, 2017
Graham Vyse
The Government’s Fraught, Overdue Effort to Redefine “Healthy” Food
The food industry and nutritionists are clashing over the FDA's plans to update rules for product labels. Will anyone be satisfied with the result?
December 14, 2016
Adam Gaffney
Congress Just Quietly Handed Drug Companies a Dangerous Victory
The 21st Century Cures Act has been lauded as a bipartisan success. It's actually the result of a long war on drug regulation.
September 15, 2016
Sarah Jones
Donald Trump thought The Jungle was a guidebook.
March 30, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
Good news for women’s health: The FDA just updated its guidelines for the abortion pill.
December 21, 2015
Adam Peck
Gay men can finally donate blood, as long as they don’t get any action.
November 13, 2015
Vincent T. DeVita , Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn
How the FDA Fails Cancer Patients
For years, government rules on drug trials blocked access to a vital drug.
April 20, 2015
Sarah Kollmorgen
The World's Medical Supply Chain Is Riddled With Counterfeit Drugs
November 25, 2014
Danny Vinik
The FDA's New Calorie Labels Probably Won't Make Americans Any Thinner
November 16, 2014
Elaine Teng
The U.S. Government Should Stop Discriminating Against Gay Blood Donors—and Start Imitating Mexico
April 25, 2014
Darshak Sanghavi
Do E-Cigs Help People Quit Smoking—Or Make Them Start?
April 24, 2014
Danny Vinik
You Have to Smoke E-Cigarettes for This Many Days Before Saving Money Over Tobacco
November 15, 2013
Linda Kinstler
Healthcare.Gov Is Broken Because Government Innovation is Broken
March 18, 2013
Daniel Engber
Diet Soda Will Kill Us All!
Not really. But it won't help anyone much, either.
March 20, 2012
Jonathan Cohn
The Ryan Budget: New and Not Much Improved
May 6, 2011
James Downie
Gluten-Free Bread: Is It Really Worse?
February 16, 2011
Jonathan Chait
Come Back, Zinc! Come Back!
January 20, 2011
Noam Scheiber
Obama's Review of Regulations: Useful, But Not in the Way He Intends
October 12, 2010
Ivan Oransky
Can Stem Cells Treat Paralysis? First Big Test Underway.
August 30, 2010
Jonathan Cohn
Counterpoint: Bush, Reagan Didn't Make You Sick

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