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Everything from the morality of eating cookies to the solvency of Medicare.
Still a Long Way to Go Roger Bate 08/06/2008
Afghanistan has made undeniable progress on public health. But will it be sustainable?
What DO We Know About the Uninsured? Thomas P. Miller 07/30/2008
Fact and fiction: what we know and what we don’t about Americans without health insurance.
Good Drugs, Bad Drugs Roger Bate 07/18/2008
The global health community must strengthen its commitment to protect patients from poor-quality medicines.
License to Steal Susan K. Finston 07/16/2008
If the Thai government really wants to improve public health, it should stop trampling intellectual property rights.
Giving the Country a Checkup Karlyn Bowman 07/02/2008
Americans' attitudes toward the U.S. healthcare system.
How to Fix Healthcare Delivery Arnold Kling 06/17/2008
Imagine a system in which doctors answered to corporate management and corporate management answered to patients.
An Invaluable Insecticide Roger Bate 06/13/2008
DDT has come under fire from large corporations and environmentalists. But it is saving lives in Southern Africa.
The Indispensable Industry John E. Calfee 06/11/2008
New efforts to undermine the country’s drug development system are cause for worry.
Aging Gracefully Nicholas Eberstadt 05/19/2008
Europe can solve its demographic crisis by unlocking the value of health.
India vs. the WTO Roger Bate 05/01/2008
New Delhi has a dodgy record on safeguarding intellectual property rights. Here’s how it could improve.

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