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Why Less Suicide Prediction on Social Media Is More

Why Less Suicide Prediction on Social Media Is More

Facebook does not have a viable system to predict suicide in users.

Waiving Away Medicaid

Waiving Away Medicaid

New eligibility requirements for Medicaid threaten those who need coverage the most.

China’s Central Government Seeks to Rein in Regulatory Documents

China’s Central Government Seeks to Rein in Regulatory Documents

China’s State Council imposes new requirements to curb the abusive aspects of regulatory guidance documents.

Is the 21st Century Cures Act a Solution or a Problem?

Is the 21st Century Cures Act a Solution or a Problem?

The permissive drug approval process enabled by the 21st Century Cures Act may cause public health problems.

What President Trump’s Infrastructure Agenda Gets Wrong

What President Trump’s Infrastructure Agenda Gets Wrong

The Administration’s goal of “streamlining” infrastructure review is fundamentally misguided.

Can Health Regulation Move Beyond Markets?

Can Health Regulation Move Beyond Markets?

To improve the health care system, the values Americans have about health care must change.

Improving Front-of-Package Food Health Labeling

Improving Front-of-Package Food Health Labeling

Food regulators in the United States should adopt smarter front-of-package labeling to encourage healthier eating.

Week in Review

Week in Review

President Trump asks to close a claimed asylum loophole, a major environmental case before the Supreme Court may settle, and more…

Modernizing the Human Subjects Regulations

Modernizing the Human Subjects Regulations

Given its importance in scientific development, human subjects research requires close regulatory attention.

The Institutions for Mental Diseases Exclusion Rule is an Anachronism

The Institutions for Mental Diseases Exclusion Rule is an Anachronism

The time has come for repealing Medicaid’s Institutions for Mental Diseases Exclusion rule.

Prescription Drug Affordability

Prescription Drug Affordability

The court ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act may get in the way of making drugs affordable.

Has the Supreme Court Endorsed the Use of Junk Science in the Administrative State?

Has the Supreme Court Endorsed the Use of Junk Science in the Administrative State?

A recent Supreme Court decision could allow courts to rely on dubious science.