Brian Palmer

Brian Palmer covers science and medicine for Slate.

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Why Did Harvey Weinstein Reportedly Hire a “Prison Consultant”?

Brian Palmer

Feb 28, 2020 5:24 PM
Evangelicals Value People Over the Planet. Is That Why They’re Standing by Scott Pruitt?

Brian Palmer

June 08, 2018 3:28 PM
Why Trump’s Decision to Allow Drilling on Our Coasts Is So Shocking

John Asterita, Brian Palmer, and Jonathan Sweeney

March 28, 2018 11:53 AM
We Should Treat Everyone Like We Treat HIV-Positive Patients. Seriously!

Brian Palmer

Jan 16, 2018 6:04 AM
Who Would Guess That a Journey Through the Snooty Sommelier World Could Be Such Raucous Fun?

Brian Palmer

June 12, 2017 3:59 PM
Donald Trump Shouldn’t Appoint a Science Adviser. He Doesn’t Deserve One, and It Won’t Help.

Brian Palmer

April 21, 2017 5:58 AM
Trump Wants to Let Vaccine Skeptics Influence Policy. The Last Time That Happened, Kids Died.

Brian Palmer

Jan 13, 2017 9:00 AM
Forget “I’m Not a Scientist.” Trump Believes No One Is a Scientist.

Brian Palmer

Dec 22, 2016 1:27 PM
Trump’s Vaccination Position Is Just As Wrong As Anti-Vaxxing. Scarily, It’s Also More Relatable.

Brian Palmer

Dec 05, 2016 11:44 AM
Amy Winehouse Might Have Been Right About Rehab

Brian Palmer

Feb 23, 2016 6:00 AM
Please, Please, Please Stop Writing Articles About Coffee’s Health Effects

Brian Palmer

June 26, 2015 7:01 AM
What Happens to Medical School Graduates Who Can’t Get a Residency?

Brian Palmer

April 02, 2015 10:15 AM
We’re on the Verge of the Greatest Public Health Triumph of the 21st Century

Brian Palmer

March 10, 2015 2:59 PM
What Do Pediatricians Really Think About Anti-Vaxxers?

Brian Palmer

Feb 04, 2015 11:45 PM
If You’re an Astronaut Hurtling Through Space, When Is It the New Year? 

Brian Palmer and Jim Festante

Dec 30, 2014 11:17 AM
Why Do Doctors Tell Women to Drink Less Than Men? 

Brian Palmer and Dallas Jensen

Dec 29, 2014 10:30 AM
New York Is About to Change Its Medical Misconduct Law to Protect Quacks

Brian Palmer

Dec 09, 2014 11:51 PM
How Realistic Is Exodus: Were Ancient Egyptians Pale-Skinned?

Brian Palmer

Dec 03, 2014 2:54 PM
Glenn Beck’s Made-Up Medical Condition Was Cured by Quackery

Brian Palmer

Nov 18, 2014 4:12 PM
Should We Worry That so Many of the Doctors Fighting Ebola Are Missionaries?

Brian Palmer

Oct 02, 2014 9:49 AM