Policy & Ethics

The case presents a panoply of legal and ethical issues – pitting divorced parents against each other, their child, the state, and the child’s doctors.

First, SCOTUS found that the trial judge had erred in not instructing the jury that the prosecutor had to show evidence of intent to “knowingly or intentionally” dispense controlled substances. Last bit of law,  

The researchers scanned websites for these third-party tracking cookies.

Last I counted I had 4,682 saved emails from Dr. Richard "Red" Lawhern. Let's double that to include the ones I didn't save. 9,000 emails from someone I've never met in person. Sounds like a stalker, right?

No one witnessing a burglary in progress would call 911 and ask for a doctor. Likewise, it makes no sense for a doctor to consult a cop about prescribing medications.

The National Association of Scholars (NAS) project Shifting Sands: Unsound Science and Unsafe Regulation examines how irreproducible science negatively affects select areas of government policy and regulation governed by different federal

                    Let's start with a definition:

The evidence

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported a devastating 108,000 overdose deaths in 2021.

Today, nearly 15% of the population has some degree of chronic kidney (renal) disease and 750,000 have end-stage renal disease (ESRD), with 70% requiring dialysis. Medicare provides health coverage to patients with ESRD irrespective of age.