Shedding Light on the Risks
& Benefits of Medications
In early September 2024, an Associated Press (AP) investigation revealed that the FDA has struggled to keep up with lab inspections, especially those based overseas. The agency faces…
Nov 13, 2024
The first time Marilynn Monroe took Adderall (a combination of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine) for her ADHD, she says she cried tears of joy. She was…
May 30, 2025
On May 5, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order aimed at increasing domestic medication production. In addition to removing regulatory barriers for domestic manufacturers, the order…
Jun 10, 2025
PSA testing for prostate cancer is controversial. As a screening tool it is inaccurate, hard to interpret and most often leads to no action. Watchful…
Sep 29, 2020
2020 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows supplements are part of daily life for more than half of U.S. adults.…
Sep 11, 2025
Pain was one of the first sensations Brandy, 44, remembers. Born with spina bifida occulta, a defect that kept part of her spine from fully…
Nov 3, 2025
About one in eight people in the U.S. will develop some sort of thyroid condition during their lifetimes, according to the American Thyroid Association, so there’s an…
Jul 19, 2023
2020 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows supplements are part of daily life for more than half of U.S. adults. But…
Nov 14, 2025
Melodie Henderson once had the stamina to dance with her husband all night. By 2021, though, she found herself gasping for air, resting through songs,…
Oct 22, 2025
Most parents know that newborn babies, toddlers, and young children go through a litany of vaccines. Very specific schedules are set, and parents are frequently…
Mar 17, 2025
GBCAs Potential Health Risks I’ve undergone at least three – maybe four – breast MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging). And until I started working on this…
Aug 4, 2019
Most Recent Updates: Click the dates to jump to more details. May 17, 2024: Astrazeneca is facing two lawsuits. One is a class action lawsuit from patients who…
May 17, 2024
Adam is the youngest of three children. His older brother and sister came down with a cough and fever when Adam was nearly a month…
Sep 11, 2023
It’s been 16 years since the first vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The human papillomavirus (HPV)…
Mar 31, 2022
