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Lab-Grown Chicken Tastes Like…?

Kenneth Artz -
Lab-grown, cultivated, or cell-cultured meat is cleared for sale by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Companies like Upside Foods and Good Meat can grow cell-based...

Health ‘Misinformation’ Still in Crosshairs

Bonner R Cohen -
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) is tracking and combatting “health misinformation.” KFF released a report, titled “KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll Pilot,” on August 23....

Biden Administration Stalls on COVID Origin

Bonner R Cohen -
U.S. intelligence agencies disagree about the origin of COVID-19, according to an administration report that lawmakers said is incomplete. The COVID Origin Act of 2023,...

Maternity Wards Close in Rural Areas

Harry Painter -
Rural hospitals are shuttering their maternity wards, The Wall Street Journal reports. By the end of the year, hospitals in Ashland, Ohio; Baker City, Oregon;...

Masks Mandates Are Back

Bonner R Cohen -
Despite the evidence facial coverings are ineffective protection against the coronavirus, mask mandates are back. The emergence over the summer of new strains of COVID-19,...

Canadian Mental Health Patient Offered Suicide Option

Kevin Stone -
A patient in Canada says her clinician asked if she might consider assisted suicide, the Globe and Mail reported on August 9. A 37-year-old Vancouver...

Ailing Canadian Transgender Patient Denied Assisted Suicide

Kevin Stone -
A transgender patient was rejected by Canada’s Medical Assistance in Death (MAiD) program. Lois Cardinal says debilitating pain following a 2009 vaginoplasty surgery for a...

New CDC Director Wants More Money Despite Agency Failures

Bonner R Cohen -
Budget cuts will affect the national security functions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), says CDC Director Mandy Cohen. The CDC’s spending...

Health Care Provider Bans Patient for ‘Transphobic’ Views

Kenneth Artz -
A woman was dropped by her health care provider for “hurtful remarks” about a trans pride flag in the waiting room. Marlene Barbera, a breast...

FDA Wants to Fix Outdated Recall System

Dvorah Richman -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a public “listening session” about “modernizing” its product recall system. The FDA has the authority to...

A Flawed Case for Centrally Planned Health Insurance – Book Review

Heartland Author -
In their recent book, We’ve Got You Covered, two health economists make their case for ditching the current system of health insurance in favor of...

Medicare Drugs on the Chopping Block – Commentary

AnneMarie Schieber -
By Grace-Marie Turner and Nina Owcharenko Schaefer The Biden administration announced the first 10 prescription drugs it will target in its newly authorized drug price...

Government Targets 10 Drugs for ‘Price Negotiation’

Heartland Author -
The Biden administration announced the first 10 drugs covered by Medicare that will be subjected to “price negotiation” under the so-called Inflation Reduction Act...

Data Base Tracks Problem Studies – Interview

Ashley Bateman -
The website Retraction Watch has tracked scientific and medical studies that were pulled for flaws or needed corrections since 2010. Scientific data and research...

John Stossel: Control Versus Choice

John Stossel -
COVID cases are up. Hospitalizations climbed 24% last week. But the media make everything seem scarier than it is. The headline "Up 24%!" comes after...

Medical School Dean ‘Cancelled’ for ‘Liking’ Tweets

Kenneth Artz -
The president of Thomas Jefferson University, who was also the medical school dean, resigned under pressure for liking politically incorrect tweets, The Philadelphia Inquirer...

Health Insurance Can Be Hazardous to Your Health – Commentary

Heartland Author -
Most Americans rely on some form of medical insurance to give them peace of mind when facing health needs. It is understandable why people fear...

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AnneMarie Schieber is a research fellow at The Heartland Institute and managing editor of Health Care News, Heartland's monthly newspaper for health care reform.

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