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Agency leaders say the right things, but their actions tell a different story. (2/28)

Punitive policies around marijuana use while pregnant often result in worse outcomes for babies, experts write. (Lauren Micalizzi and Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler, 3/2)

Ketamine telehealth patients end up crowdsourcing their dosing protocols based on Reddit upvotes and anecdotal experiences. (Michael Alvear, 3/2)

RFK Jr. has done what President Trump promised to let him do during the campaign—that is, “go wild on health.” (Tom Rogers, 2/27)

Dying at home isn’t easy, even with hospice care. The hospice system, we learned, requires family involvement in the dying process to a degree that even we, as a family of doctors, weren’t comfortable with. We were responsible for bathing my father and helping him use the toilet, changing his clothes and, most daunting, administering morphine and other sedatives to treat his pain and anxiety. A nurse was scheduled to come to the house only for about an hour twice a week. Getting an aide to help with basic activities of daily living was nearly impossible. (Sandeep Jauhar, 3/2)