How Many People Die From Medical Errors Every Year in the United States?
If not for flawed tracking, medical mistakes would be the third-leading cause of death, researchers at Johns Hopkins…
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In Defense of E-Cigarettes
They’re already stigmatized out of all proportion to their health effects — and yes, they can help you quit smoking.
Stop Shocking Disabled Group Home Residents
The government is finally questioning whether The Judge Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts has been straight with families about…
Why the National Institutes of Health Should Replace Peer Review With a Lottery
A new study shows that peer-review scores for grant proposals are random anyway. By Michael White A lottery…
A Scanner Constantly
Living with a brain tumor can often mean feeling reduced to your clinical records.
My Very Human Errors With My Very Human Disease
The reality of a life with diabetes is much more than a matter of malfunctioning bodily organs.
The Abortion Clinic Dumpster Dive
Garbage has become an unlikely battleground in the abortion debate, as anti-abortion groups seek evidence of privacy violations in clinics’ trash. “Is it a little bit on the sketchy side?” one activist said of such tactics. “Yeah, maybe.”