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scientificactivistprofile.gif An Oxford graduate student by day and a scientific activist by night, Nick Anthis isn't letting his Ph.D. research in protein structure get in the way of defending scientific and social progress.

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With Nomination Secured, Obama Should Reevaluate Health Care Proposal

The historic presidential nominee should consider adopting a Clinton-style health care plan.

Senate Passes Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

It's an important step forward, but the only true long-term solution is universal health care.

A Quick Comparison of the Clinton and Obama Health Care Plans

Both are similar and neither goes far enough, but Clinton edges out Obama slightly just for making health insurance mandatory

On Drugs, Circumcision, and John McCain

Antiretroviral drugs taken prophylactically protecting against HIV, some doubt about the effects of circumcision, and a blast from the past with John McCain

A Choice We Shouldn't Have to Make

Guess what... we all get to play doctor!

Bush Vetoes Children's Health Insurance Program Expansion

It's time for a few key Republicans to grow a heart and/or some balls and override this veto.

House Passes SCHIP Expansion

but not with a veto-proof majority.

House and Senate to Vote on Children's Health Insurance Expansion Despite Veto Threat

Congress appears to be on track for another major standoff with President Bush. The Washington Post reports today that the House and Senate have reconciled their differing versions of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP or CHIP) expansion and...

HIV Denialism in South Africa: a Lesson in Complexity

A primer on the HIV denialism of Thabo Mbeki and his government.

Bush Administration Bravely Fights the New Communist Threat of Children's Health Insurance

...by placing unreasonable new restrictions on SCHIP.

Update: Senate Also Passes CHIP Expansion

This just in: the CHIP expansion has passed both houses of Congress.

House Passes CHIP Expansion

despite Republican opposition to expanded health care access for kids.

Take Action on CHIP!

Let's get this bill rolling....

More on the Bush Administration's Antagonism Toward CHIP

And this administration's amazingly consistent ability to one-up itself.

Like Governor, Like Health Care Plan

What is big and flashy, capable of generating plenty of press, and claims to be the solution to all (or at least a sizeable chunk) of California's problems?

The NHS Improves Still Further by Decreasing Waiting Lists to Record Low

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is a matter of British pride, despite some minor shortcomings. Strong on preventative and routine medical care, the NHS has on the other hand been criticized for its long waiting lists required for more...

A Band-Aid for a Broken Health Care System?

When you live in the wealthiest nation in the world but can still claim over 40 million people without health insurance--despite spending more than twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation--you might have a problem....

SEA: Scientists Standing Up Against Political Interference

The formation Scientists and Engineers for America comes at a pivitol moment, when science-friendly candidates stand to make major gains in the midterm elections.

Study Finds Alcohol and Tobacco More Harmful than Marijuana, LSD, or Ecstasy--Drug Reclassification Should Follow

A recent UK government study indicates that the class of a drug has little to do with its actual danger. Another report blasts the government for allowing politics to usurp science in formulating drug policy. Is the UK's drug policy fundamentally flawed, or does it just need a bit of scientific tweaking?

Double Drug Jeopardy

I'll be honest with you: sometimes I really don't know what to think about drug companies. I'll give them some credit, since unlike many of their peers they produce a product that is useful to society and has important humanitarian implications. I want to like them--I really do--but when I read about things like this, it becomes pretty difficult.

No More Aspirin, Please

If Massachusetts were a physician, I'd have mixed feelings about visiting him or her. Sure, Dr. Massachusetts would be persistent and would try to make me feel better, but probably wouldn't do much to treat the underlying causes. Massachusetts would probably be an adept surgeon, but maybe not a great family doctor.

Universal Health Care, Duh!

I had a great hassle-free trip to the doctor the other day, and it wasn't because I live in some fantasy world. I live in England.

Supreme Court Leaves Medical Marijuana Out in the Cold

Which of the following does not belong: (a) abortion, (b) medical marijuana, or (c) physician-assisted suicide? According the Supreme Court, the answer is (b) medical marijuana

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