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.

The ripple effects of junk science are fueling new legal actions across the country. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit on behalf of his state, accusing Tylenol makers of hiding a ...

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TEXAS, USA — 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 discredited. But in a ...

Junk science admitted during trial continues to undermine our judicial system, unfairly affecting individual parties, consumers and industries. When judges allow flawed evidence to corrupt verdicts, ...

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