Policy & Ethics

Join Cameron English, Dr. Chuck Dinerstein and Dr. Barbara Billauer on Episode 96 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:
Beneath the culture wars surrounding gender-affirming care are increasingly disturbing reports of organizations putting their thumbs on the guidelines being offered to clinicians.
All medical progress brings risks.
In a scene from the dystopian sci-fi novel Hum, the protagonist returns to a public toilet to retrieve her ten-year-old son’s poop, fearing that his DNA might be used to identify her, undermining the painful steps she’s taken to avoid
Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 94 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:
Frankly, I have been a bit mystified by the recent push to make America healthy again.
Access to affordable, high-quality health care is essential — particularly for more vulnerable Americans such as seniors and the disabled.
It typically takes years for toxic tort cases to resolve and can cost millions. even billions, of dollars to prosecute.
When Lars Larson and I recently discussed the Supreme Court's influence over government regulation. I expressed my concerns.
As a healthcare writer and patient advocate for nearly 30 years, I’ve witnessed a disturbing trend:  doctors are being pushed out of medicine or jailed due to their use of opioid prescriptions to treat pain -- often based on testimony f