The Institute of Medicine finally released its long-awaited set of recommendations for how the Secretary of Health and Human Services should accomplish the impossible--determining the "essential health benefits" for tens of millions of Americans under the to-be-implemented Affordable Care Act.

The current system of supplying vaccines appears to be in a state of crisis. While immunization rates among children are high, there have been periodic shortages of vaccines. In addition, there are few incentives to develop new vaccines, and a declining number of manufacturers. That has raised concerns that we...

Members of an Institute of Medicine panel gathered at AEI on December 1 to discus the IOM's recently released report on the growing immunization problem.

The malaria community has done a great job over the past decade to combat the disease. But this may be about to change.

Are doctors prejudiced?

Attempts to abolish conflicts of interest in the FDAcould tie the organization'shands as it goes about the crucial task of marshalling the best scientific advice.

Full disability status may undermine the possibility of recovery because its very nature suggests a small likelihood of improvement.

Many experts today insist that race profoundly affects how the medical-care system deals with patients and that a black patient will get inferior care. Is this true?