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Three Reactions to Braidwood v. Becerra

Bill of Health

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is first and foremost an effective health measure to prevent HIV infection and potentially eradicate the virus that has taken the lives of 700,000 Americans. Yet, ever since the U.S. Those opposing PrEP use are concerned by a possible behavioral response of using the drug: “sexual risk compensation.”

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Healthcare and the F-Word: Health Politics Rank High on November 6, 2018

Health Populi

In my 11 years of writing every one of over 2,000 Health Populi posts on this blog, I have never, ever mentioned the “f-word” here. In this case, I feel it’s important to capture the Zeitgeist of the Republican Party’s commitment to cutting down the ACA since President Trump took office in January 2017.