Jeff Stier

We don’t let musicians write the farm bill. Even the most famous linebackers don’t have much say in national defense. We should not give movie stars, models and washed-up politicians so much sway over our individual and public health decisions.

A bill so ill-conceived is now being introduced by a member of the New York State Assembly who lives in my Upper West Side neighborhood.

What were public health officials at every level of government doing last year? Were they preparing for a pandemic? Or were they using their office to meddle with your lifestyle choices?

There seems to be an inclination among policy-makers that adherence to evidence-based policy-making is a luxury we can only afford when not in a crisis.

Overzealous health authorities in the U.S. have a lot to learn from their lackluster performance in 2019. But there’s hope. Hindsight is so 2020.

Now that the Trump Administration’s new FDA commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, has been confirmed, he’ll find he has one of the most difficult and important jobs in government.

When there’s an outbreak of deaths or illnesses from injected street drugs, do public health authorities demand diabetics and doctors stop using syringes?

When products could save lives, it’s important for people to be informed about those benefits, along with the risks.

When products have the potential to save millions of lives, it’s helpful if people are told about those benefits.

Government agencies populated with scientists people are pleased to call “experts” are often thought to be above the ordinary give-and-take of politics and, especially, immune to the clarion calls of activists and pressure of public opinion.

The agency unveiled a two-pronged approach to reduce smoking.

A New York City ban on styrofoam for food service is a costly and wasteful way to soothe wealthy liberals’ consciences.

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration announced the initial results of its nationwide crackdown on retailers selling e-cigarette and vaping products to minors.