Some clinicians and policymakers presume that mandatory reporting of parental substance use is necessary, write the authors. But evidence suggests the threat of reporting these parents to child welfare authorities may worsen family health.

Presidents routinely protect their medical history. Some even lie and get away with it, writes political scientist Jeffrey M. Berry. Since Woodrow Wilson, 10 of the last 19 presidents have tried to keep the public from knowing they had a serious health issue.