So What if Psychedelics Are ‘Just’ Spiritual?

A recent journal study found that the majority who use the psychedelic DMT do so for the expressed purpose of spiritual exploration. Will that kind of data hurt the prospects for the future study of psychedelics?

HHS Secretary Praised for Stringent Abortion Regulations at House Committee Hearing

During his testimony, Azar spoke on a number of issues, ranging from the global gag rule on abortion to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the agency within HHS tasked with providing care to immigrant minors in federal immigration custody.

Is Your Hospital Catholic? Many Women Don’t Know.

Patients seeking care in Catholic facilities have been turned away while bleeding and made to wait until they sicken to receive miscarriage treatment.

The United States Deserves a Monument to Ida B. Wells

Regardless of the national conversation around the removal of Confederate statues, Wells' great-granddaughter believes that the journalist deserves a statue in her own right.

Here’s What the Court Didn’t Decide in ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’

The Court may not have explicitly rejected Phillips’s free speech claims, but the fact that seven of nine justices chose not to follow Phillips and his attorneys in their primary reasoning, even while ruling in their favor, is noteworthy.

Earth to Planet Catholic: Francis Papacy is no Picnic

‘Uber-Wealthy’ Texans Are Bankrolling the Rise of Fake Clinics Across the State

The proliferation of fake clinics in Texas isn't only the result of Republican policymaking; it's funded by billionaires.

Could This Democrat Bring ‘Medicare For All’ to Michigan?

Following a national push by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is proposing "Michicare," a single-payer health plan to cover all Michiganders' health care.

Will Ohio’s Anti-Choice Attorney General Ignore Complaints Against Fake Clinics?

“Ohio holds used car dealers to a higher standard of honesty than these so-called health clinics."

Report: Trump’s Global Gag Rule ‘Downright Catastrophic for Global Health’

“Trump’s global and domestic gag rules show no matter what side of the U.S. border you reside, no one is outside the reach of this administration’s brutal attacks on health and rights."