As a physician who has spent decades caring for patients and later had the privilege of serving as Secretary of Health and Human Services, I have seen firsthand how fragile medical progress can be.

Society tells children that if someone has hurt them, they should tell a trusted adult. But the reality is often not that simple. In 34% of child sexual abuse cases reported to law enforcement, the ...

AUSTIN, Texas (The Texas Tribune) - Over a decade ago, the Texas Legislature passed a groundbreaking law to provide justice when the scientific evidence for a criminal conviction has changed or been ...

RFK Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again movement are demonizing seed oils. The conversation about seed oils predates MAHA, but the resurgence is pulling even more people into the confusing, ...

Former Detective Brian Wharton testifies during a Criminal Jurisprudence hearing on death row inmate Robert Roberson on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 in Austin. Wharton was an investigator in the case of ...

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