Category Editorials

I'm Bored

Who the Hell Says Wellness Has to be Boring?

I used to hang out in an AOL chat room for people with cancer and their supporters. One complaint about being “healthy” was that “health foods taste terrible,” or “I’d rather die eating a double cheeseburger than a rice cake,”…

Drugs

Expiration Dates — What Do They Really Mean?

It turns out that the expiration date on a drug does stand for something, but probably not what you think it does. Since a law was passed in 1979, drug manufacturers are required to stamp an expiration date on their products. This is the date at which the manufacturer can still guarantee the full potency and safety of the drug.

Students Rallying After Shooting

Guns

We take the position that gun violence is a public health crisis.