Outside the Beltway

We’re further from a public option than we were in 2009. The need for it has become more acute.

Concerns about the Zika Virus are leading some doctors to call for the 2016 Summer Olympics to be moved or postponed.

Another late football great has been diagnosed with a brain disease directly connected to the game they played.

Major carriers are reporting massive losses and demanding major rate hikes to cover the costs imposed by PPACA.

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola Outbreak that began in 2014 to be officially over.

A new study suggests that being a national leader may shorten your expected lifespan.

The news that the late football legend Frank Gifford suffered from the same chronic brain disease that has been diagnosed in many N.F.L. players in recent years, and the upcoming release of a new film on the issue, seems certain to increase pressure to protect players at all levels of football.

The nurse who was detained by New Jersey officials in a quarantine despite not displaying any symptoms of Ebola is suing Chris Christie and others for civil liberties violations.

There was far too much pseudoscience in evidence during the Republican Debate on Wednesday.

With the last legal hurdle to Obamacare cleared, “death panels” have made a quiet comeback.

If you’re under 21 in Hawaii, you’re still technically an adult but you can’t buy tobacco.

A proposed California law would require all students who attend public school to be vaccinated, with limited exemptions for medical reasons.

Vaccination has eliminated a disease that used to be a serious threat from the Americas.

Yet another study has found no link between autism and childhood vaccines. However, that’s unlikely to mean the end of the anti-vaccination movement.

The Disneyland measles outbreak wasn’t enough to overcome anti-vaccine forces.

A sad, complicated story.

(Plus an amusing video).

The debate over whether kids need to be vaccinated against communicable diseases baffles me.

The Food & Drug Administration’s new regulations requiring calorie and other information on menus in restaurants and elsewhere won’t work, could limit consumer choice, and may not be Constitutional.

The numbers on the Ebola outbreak are bad, but they aren’t as bad as had been feared.

Much like the disease itself, Ebola panic seems to have disappeared as the midterm elections become ever more distant in the rear view mirror.

This “handy Ebola guide” is a must for anyone considering traveling to Africa:

Freedom of choice.

Just over one year ago, Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds was attacked by his son, revealing problems with our mental health system that have yet to be adequately addressed.

A Maine Judge has largely rejected the efforts of the State of Maine to restrict the movements of Kaci Hickcox

We may have our first legal challenge to an Ebola quarantine order by tomorrow

Mandatory quarantines are a massive violation of personal liberty. We ought to be careful in how, when, and why we impose them and who they are directed toward.

After an avalanche of negative commentary, the Governors of New York and New Jersey have modified their policy regarding quarantining people returning from west Africa.

The first person to be quarantined under the new policy announced by New York and New Jersey is raising concerns about the way she was treated, and whether the policy is even the right idea.

A surprise move from Governors Christie and Cuomo that sounds like a good idea but may not be as effective, or legal, as it sounds.