Many of the quandaries that plague transplant medicine flow from the need to ration scarce resources.

Everyone knows presidents have larger-than-life size egos. It goes with the job. But changes on the official White House website reveal that we've never had a self-regarding narcissist quite like the oval Office's current occupant.

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For most of 2012, President Obama has been running in the Democratic primary. I know that seems odd, given that he’s essentially running unopposed. But that's not what I'm talking about.

Which politicians do you trust more to micromanage your health care: federal or state? That’s the false choice presented by two versions of “federalism” intended to divide responsibility for health policy between the national government and the states.

Political parties in the United States have become brand names that elicit less and less loyalty from voters.

The National Academy of Sciences creates virtual blacklists of scientists who dare to disagree with "the consensus."