Geoffrey Cowley

The rate has fallen by half since the early 90s, and racial gaps are shrinking. Yet, American teens give birth at five to 10 times the rate of their peers in Scandinavia and Western Europe. Read More

The president's rationale for force-feeding Gitmo hunger strikers is hard to square with his promise to "restore America's standing in the world." Read More

An anonymous charge has put the Obama administration on the defensive—the last place it needs to be six months before the new health law takes effect. Read More

Anti-choice activists claim that when women have reproductive rights, they are easily exploited by medical charlatans. History shows that the opposite is true. Read More

A federal judge heaps fresh scorn on the Obama administration for trying to restrict teen access to the morning-after pill, orders a policy change by Monday. Read More

A new study details the likely medical consequences of an Iran-Israel nuclear exchange. Even a limited exchange would kill more people than the Holocaust in a matter of hours. And a lack of preparedness would make it worse. Read More

Until now, hospitals have treated their prices as trade secrets. Now anyone can shop for the most reasonable rate. Read More

Obama wants to keep hopeless prisoners from starving themselves, but the practice of forced feeding violates the medical profession's core ethical values. Read More

Last week, President Obama told women's health advocates he would be "right there with you fighting every step of the way." Now he's heading to court to defend unfounded restrictions on emergency contraception. Read More

A new poll shows lingering public confusion about health care reform—roughly 42% of Americans don’t know that Obamacare is now the law of the land. Read More

Research has shown that sex workers can play a vital role in HIV prevention. So why does Obama want health groups to shun them? Read More

Around the world, air pollution claims 3.2 million lives each year. Soot is the main culprit, and the Obama administration is taking overdue steps to control it. Read More

Military doctors have spent the past ten years learning to deal with traumatic injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan. The lessons are helping to save lives in Boston this week. Read More

President Obama's proposed tariff on cigarettes could save a million lives—and billions in health care costs—while enriching early childhood education. Read More

Mainstream pro-life activists have a word for the new state laws that ban abortion after six to 12 weeks' gestation. That word is foolhardy. Read More

A federal judge orders the FDA to remove age restrictions on emergency contraception, criticizing the administration for "depriving women of their right to obtain contraceptives without unjustified and burdensome restrictions." Read More

With bold congressional action, the United States could still take part in a worldwide scientific revolution. Without it, we'll watch from the sidelines. Read More

Three years after the Affordable Care Act became national law, it's still maligned and misunderstood. Fortunately, it's working. Read More

The U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein devastated Iraq, displacing 3 million people, poisoning the country’s environment, damaging water and sanitation systems, and crippling an already shaky health care system. Read More

Gov. Rick Scott wants to expand health coverage for the poor. His own party may stop him. Read More