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A train-rider who was found to have contracted measles has brought that distant Disneyland outbreak of the childhood disease home for many across the…
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I make it a tradition to watch televised awards shows like the Oscars, Emmys, and Grammys. This is not because I particularly care about the entertainment…
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Last week, the US Senate Intelligence Committee released its long awaited report describing the techniques the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used to…
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As a bioethicist, I appreciate the fact that the American public has become deeply engaged in a number of important health policy debates.For example,…
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Two weeks ago, I wrote a commentary decrying the current hysteria in the US over Ebola. It was ironic, I argued, that so many people were demanding the…
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Public concern about Ebola reached a fever pitch this past week, no pun intended, following the revelation that a patient in Dallas was infected with this…
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The National Football League is in for a rough season, both on and off the field. In the past month, for example, America’s most popular sport has been…
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Thirteen years ago today, Americans watched in horror as planes hijacked by Al Qaeda-backed terrorists slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon…
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For over 30 years now, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned blood donations from gay and bisexual men. It is a lifetime ban.…
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There's an epidemic that is sweeping this country. It's not Ebola, despite all of the hype and misinformation about that disease that has dominated the…