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Got Cancer? Supplements May Be Dangerous

IF YOU HAVE CANCER, there is a reasonable chance that you are taking supplements. The use of dietary supplements in the United States is widespread....

Can We Reach Consensus on How to Address Gun Violence?

It was shocking to me that the primary cause of death in children in our country - gun violence - has relatively little funding for research.

Psychiatry’s “Bible” Panel Comes Under Fire for Funding and Gifts

Pharmaceutical companies frequently pay doctors, and research indicates that these payments have an impact on doctors’ prescription practices. Expressly, doctors may prescribe more expensive name-brand medications...

Mothers of Color Can’t See if Providers Have a History of Mistreatment. Why Not?

When Selam Solomon Caldwell and her husband learned she was pregnant last year, the stakes for finding the right OB-GYN felt high. Caldwell, a...