
The ONDCP announced an initiative aimed at reducing overdose deaths. But by limiting all of addiction into a metric, we reduce the value in measuring overdoses.
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A call for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19 renews interest in the virus’s mutation patterns. It also reveals how polarized health policy has become.
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Medicine and law have strained their relationship, butting heads on a host of issues of late. The problem lies in how each looks at the concept of rights.
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In recent weeks, a slew of newly enacted health laws or revised interpretations emerged. Despite the changes, the means to enforce health laws remain the same.
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Some critics have raised concerns about potential unintended consequences of the proposed ban, particularly for African American menthol smokers.
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Nearly 80% of chronic mental health conditions emerge in childhood, and when help is eventually sought, it is often years after the problem’s onset.
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A draft leak of Justice Alito’s interpretation of abortion references 16th century common law, when abortion was illegal. It changes abortion from a protected right to an illegal act requiring justification.
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The most controversial healthcare laws simplify complex issues through vague legal terms. Opioids and abortions have similar levels of outrage because their laws are similarly vague.
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We discuss health policy in terms of rights. Instead, the medical community must challenge the notion that patient behavior can be defined as a right subject to oversight by restrictive laws.
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Many public health and addiction experts promote the “harm reduction” tactic to help prevent overdose deaths.
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