Researchers at Stanford and across the country are rushing to file their proposals for the NIH's Challenge Grant Program. The $200-million program, established as part …
Category: Health policy
Three cheers for a Plan B decision
Three years ago, I had the chance to interview Susan Wood, former director of the FDA Office of Women's Health, about that agency's controversial decision …
Fighting for god
The Los Angeles Times has an interesting story today on how patients' faith can influence their medical decisions. We've all heard of patients who have …
Bye, bye BPA baby bottles
As Amy Graff over at Mommy Files recently reported, the six largest manufacturers of baby bottles have voluntarily agreed to stop using bisphenol A, an …
Showing us the money
Scientists and medical researchers have reason to smile a bit wider than usual: yesterday, as part of the $787 billion economic stimulus package signed by …
Let the sun shine: Legislation would publicly disclose physician-industry relationships
Most of the health-policy news out of Washington has focused on the recently passed stimulus package and the search for a new Secretary of Health …
Help is on the way
Within hours, the U.S. Senate is set to pass an economic stimulus package that includes $10 billion for the National Institutes of Health. The House …
Things that puzzle me about the United States
I grew up in Canada, and despite having lived in the U.S. for almost nine years, or most of my adult life, I'm often bewildered …