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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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

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

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

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

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

Ever wondered why carbon dioxide is the reigning champ of global warming? Turns out, it’s all about how it wiggles—literally. Meanwhile, in the realm of human folly, we’re still trying to figure out ...

John Batchelor and I dive into the accelerating outbreak of avian flu across the U.S. and the hazard of raw milk.