The lack of an approved vaccine justifies the emergency deployment of experimental treatments

Health news, debates, and claims covering public health, mental health, nutrition, medical care, and health policy.

FDA approvals, clinical trial design, psychedelic drug policy, compounding pharmacy regulation, and drug scheduling.

A localized or widespread occurrence of Ebola virus disease, a severe and often fatal illness transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids, requiring coordinated public health, medical, and humanitarian response.

Ethical issues in medicine and biomedical research: gene editing, reproductive technology, end-of-life care, organ markets, performance enhancement, and dual-use research.

Monitoring and prevention of adverse effects from medications.

Whistleblowing, proximity to power, government cover-ups, research funding conflicts, and race-corrected medical algorithms.