health care

Inside One Hospital, a Discreet Project Fights Doctors’ Nicotine Bias

Medical professionals are badly misinformed about nicotine, with severe and tragic consequences for patients’ health. There are people working hard…

November 12, 2025

Look Behind the Headlines About Rising Vape-Related ER Visits

This summer, the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center published a report showing what appears to be a shocking trend:…

October 2, 2025

In-Hospital Drug-Use Study Shows Lived Experience Key to Better Policies

Patients using nonprescribed drugs in the hospital is a common issue, and raises dilemmas. Health care workers have genuine concerns…

October 1, 2025

Stigma From Medical Providers Contributed to My Son’s Overdose

This year’s hit medical TV drama, The Pitt, is a worthy successor to those previous fan favorites, ER and Grey’s…

September 15, 2025

Trump’s Deadly Drug War Is Also Waged Through Funding Cuts

On September 2, the United States military struck a small boat speeding through the Caribbean. The Trump administration claimed the…

September 8, 2025

A Doctor’s First Taste of the Methadone Clinic

When I first neared the nondescript two-story building, I wasn’t sure I was in the right place. There was no…

August 26, 2025

“Mother of Methadone”—Trailblazing and Stigma in Addiction Medicine

With Dr. Melody Glenn’s new book—Mother of Methadone: A Doctor’s Quest, A Forgotten History, And A Modern-Day Crisis—Dr. Marie Nyswander…

August 26, 2025

People Seeking Methadone or Bupe Face “More Stress Than You Know”

Methadone and buprenorphine are widely prescribed and considered gold-standard medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Yet despite their proven benefits,…

July 22, 2025

“They Just Dropped Me”—When Drug-Related Stigma Replaces Pain Care

When Phillip lost motor control on one side of his body, I had only just met him. It was April…

July 14, 2025

Lawsuit Seeking Psilocybin Home-Care in Oregon Permitted to Proceed

More people in Oregon could eventually access legal psilocybin following a new federal court ruling in favor of plaintiffs who…

June 6, 2025