Will Trump’s Travel Ban Cause Foreign-Born Doctors to Look Elsewhere?
The United States has long depended on foreign-born physicians to shore up its ranks and work in rural…
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Just Because He’s Hot Doesn’t Mean He’s Healthy
A new study suggests we didn’t evolve to find healthy people more attractive. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Mattel/Newsmakers)…
How Thinking Your Kid Is Overweight Can Actually Cause Weight Gain
A new study suggests parents’ perceptions are likely to negatively affect their children’s weight.
We’re Giving the Most Vulnerable People the Most Potent Opioid Painkiller Prescriptions
Every medicine has the possibility of harmful side effects, but for painkillers like OxyContin and Percocet, that potential…
When a Study Cast Doubt on a Heart Pill, the Drug Company Turned to Tom Price
After hearing from a company whose CEO was a campaign contributor, a congressional aide to Donald Trump’s Health…
The Medical Consequences That Stem From a Fear of Deportation
A new study finds a spike in low birthweight babies among Latinas in Iowa following a huge raid.…
How Donald Trump’s FDA Could Be Bad for Your Health
President-elect Trump’s leading candidates to head the Food and Drug Administration oppose regulations that require drugs to be…
The Other Money Problem in Drug Trials
Speaking fees and other financial ties to pharmaceutical companies—not just direct funding—could bias a drug trial’s results. By…
The Vast Conflicts of Interest in Medicine
The way we think about disease “is being subtly distorted” by financial ties, the authors of an editorial…
Why Some Doctors’ Groups Blocked Opioid Reform
The American Cancer Society describes itself as a “health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer.” So it might come…