An October investigation by the New York Times (NYT) has led the Pentagon to review and adjust how it cares for veterans returning from tours in Iraq who believe they were exposed to chemical weapons.  The NYT investigation notes that between 2004 and 2011, American and American-trained Iraqi troops “repeatedly” […]

Since 1983, FDA has banned men from donating blood for life if they have had sex with another man, even just once, at any point from 1977 and on, Despite lacking scientific significance, the lifetime ban has remained in effect until this past December. However, organizations like the Red Cross […]

The medical standard at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities has become highly contested as more detainees are coming forward. In 1995, there were 6,785 immigrants being detained nationwide. As of 2013, this number rose to 34,000. Additionally, the annual cost to detain immigrants is above 2 billion according […]

Although the fervor of domestic news coverage regarding the West Africa Ebola outbreaks has subsided, cases that were treated in the U.S. shed light on a public health infrastructure to which Americans rarely give much thought. Among the discussions of travel bans and increased surveillance, an issue arose of particular […]

In 1984, the 98th Congress passed the Drug Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act, better known as the Hatch-Waxman Amendment, creating a statutory scheme wherein generic drug manufacturers will be able to put their products into the market using the pioneer (or branded) drug’s scientific safety and efficacy data. In […]