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What Is Addyi? The Controversy Behind the Drug Nicknamed the ‘Female Viagra’

[Editor's note: On December 15, 2025, the FDA extended its approval of Addyi to postmenopausal women under the age of 65. In making that decision,…

Jun 6, 2025

The CDC’s New Autism Language Isn’t Caution. It’s Confusion

On November 19, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) quietly revised its ‘Autism and Vaccines’ webpage. The updated version now asserts that…

Nov 24, 2025

What to Know About Lynkuet, the New Hot Flash Drug

On October 24, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lynkuet (elinzanetant), a non-hormonal medication designed to reduce hot flashes and improve sleep in women…

Dec 2, 2025

A Safer Way to Tame Insomnia

One night in July 2022, a month after his first bout of COVID-19, Dan Elton woke up around 2:00 a.m. and couldn’t get back to…

Oct 29, 2025

FDA Drug Recalls and Warnings: Sterility Issues in Compounded GLP-1s, Antidepressants With Elevated Cancer-Linked Chemicals and More

Welcome to the FDA Recalls and Warnings Update, a series dedicated to keeping you informed about the latest medication recalls, manufacturing violations, and quality concerns…

Dec 3, 2025

Will Taking Tylenol During Pregnancy Harm Your Baby? The Evidence Is Complicated

Editor’s Note: On November 10, 2025, the BMJ published a new meta-analysis reviewing existing studies on the links between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and ADHD or autism…

Sep 25, 2025

Life on Ozempic: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated

A few years ago, hardly anyone had heard of “Ozempic.” Today, it’s practically part of everyday conversation (who hasn’t gotten the jingle “Oh, Oh, Oh,…

May 15, 2025

Blunted Before They Can Bloom: SSRIs and Sexual Side Effects in Adolescents

P. began taking Zoloft — an antidepressant known generically as sertraline — for school-related anxiety right at the cusp of puberty.  “I’d started masturbating around…

Jul 9, 2025

Risk and Relief: Reckoning With The Complicated Side Effects Of Cannabis – Standard

One of Ellen Smith’s favorite activities is to walk with her service dog Velma along the bay near her home in North Scituate, RI. The…

Feb 6, 2025

Zyn and Nicotine: What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You

With two young kids at home and a yearning to live healthier, 38-year-old Ian P. decided in January 2025 to kick his long-time smoking and…

Oct 16, 2025

Do Your Psychiatric Drugs Keep You Up at Night?

If you take a medication for a psychiatric condition, you may have experienced troubled sleep — insomnia, daytime sleepiness, or any number of sleep-related disorders. I…

Jan 6, 2021

Hospital-Induced Delirium

I wasn’t prepared for the late-night call from the hospital. My elderly mother, who’d recently been admitted, was swearing at the nurses, demanding they call…

May 20, 2021

Pros & Cons of Electroconvulsive Therapy

If you’ve seen the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, you may recall the fearsome side effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), as famously depicted by…

Jan 7, 2016

What Are the Side Effects of Abilify?

Abilify was Originally Developed to Treat Schizophrenia Abilify (aripiprazole) was developed to treat schizophrenia — but only 1% of Americans have schizophrenia.  A few years later…

Oct 7, 2019

Is Your Teen Using Anabolic Steroids?

As a personal trainer, I come into contact with young men who appear to be on anabolic steroids, typically taken to increase muscle mass and…

Oct 16, 2019

Coping with the Side Effects of Antidepressants

Headaches, nausea, feeling on edge, being exhausted and a low sex drive. The irony of antidepressants is that in some cases, side effects can cause…

Oct 28, 2019

Side Effects of Oral Corticosteroids, and Probiotics May Ease Anxiety

Researchers have discovered that oral corticosteroids, in both the long and short term, may cause serious adverse effects. And for those who suffer from anxiety and…

Jul 9, 2020

5 Common Meds That Cause Liver Damage

Your liver is one of your body’s most crucial organs. Unfortunately, many drugs can put extra strain on it. Find out which ones do and…

Jul 25, 2020

Pros and Cons: Prednisone

If you visit the doctor from time to time for anything other than a routine checkup, it’s likely that at some point you’ve received a…

Jul 29, 2020

9 Facts About Your Acne Drug, Isotretinoin

Accutane — The Drug That Cleared Severe Acne But Was Also Linked To Depression The drug that clears acne, but was also linked to depression,…

Nov 6, 2020