Health

Japan trials over-the-counter 'morning-after' pill

Japan began a pilot project on Tuesday selling over-the-counter "morning-after" contraceptive pills, but campaigners criticized the scheme as far too small and called for all restrictions to be lifted.

Health

Why it's so tough to reduce unnecessary medical care

The U.S. spends huge amounts of money on health care that does little or nothing to help patients, and may even harm them. In Colorado, a new analysis shows that the number of tests and treatments conducted for which the ...

Medical economics

How a novel model resolves the key pandemic policy debates

Were lockdowns an effective response to COVID-19 or would it have been better to limit intervention and let individuals spontaneously reduce their own risk of infection? Three years on from the public health emergency that ...

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