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In a run-down Los Angeles neighborhood in late January, a homeless veteran struck up a conversation with Robert McDonald, the newly appointed Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). After learning that the veteran had served in the Special Forces, McDona...

Waiting on Change: The VA still needs a trip to the ER

In a run-down Los Angeles neighborhood in late January, a homeless veteran struck up a conversation with Robert McDonald, the newly appointed Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). After learning that the veteran had served in the Special Forces, McDona...

Two years ago, the United States and the European Union made headlines by announcing new projects to advance the field of neuroscience and offer a comprehensive understanding of the human brain. Like previous government-funded science megaprojects­ ...

Brain Race

Two years ago, the United States and the European Union made headlines by announcing new projects to advance the field of neuroscience and offer a comprehensive understanding of the human brain. Like previous government-funded science megaprojects­ ...

In March, the California Transplant Donor Network reported an interesting development: The number of registered organ donors in California has increased by 30 percent so far this year. For a number that rarely changes significantly from year to year,...

Drivers And Donors: What Immigrants Provide

In March, the California Transplant Donor Network reported an interesting development: The number of registered organ donors in California has increased by 30 percent so far this year. For a number that rarely changes significantly from year to year,...

Somewhere on almost every bottle of vitamin C or echinacea is the sentence: “This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.” Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, which requ...

When Supplements Kill: Vitamins and the FDA

Somewhere on almost every bottle of vitamin C or echinacea is the sentence: “This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.” Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, which requ...

On February 5, John Oliver opened his new season of Last Week Tonight with a 17-minute segment attacking the unsavory advertising practices of US pharmaceutical companies. The United States and New Zealand are the only two countries in the world that...

Looking to Doctors: Big Pharma and Its Consumers

On February 5, John Oliver opened his new season of Last Week Tonight with a 17-minute segment attacking the unsavory advertising practices of US pharmaceutical companies. The United States and New Zealand are the only two countries in the world that...